Strategy for the Construction of a Technical and Legal Framework for Water Replacement in the Amazon Photo: Rodolfo Pongelupe The Foundation for Amazon Sustainability (FAS) and the Amazonas State Secretariat of Environment (Sema), with financial support from the Coca-Cola Institute have partnered in order to carry out the project “Strategy for the Construction of a Technical and Legal Framework for Water Replacement in the Amazon”. Its aim is to establish a technical-scientific framework and legal regulation so as to value water services in tropical forests, foster environmental asset markets as well as investment in conservation together with the improvement of the quality of life for forest peoples, with a focus on the implementation of the “Water Services Conservation Program”, provided for in article 14, § 4, item V, from state law Nº. 4.266 of December 1, 2015.
