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CNAE A — Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fishing and Aquaculture

Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) criteria from the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy for activities in CNAE sector A.

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Do No Significant Harm (DNSH)

DNSH Criteria for CNAE Sector A

Do no significant harm (DNSH)

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Implement measures to replace fossil energy sources with renewables (solar, wind, biomass and others), or effectively reduce fossil fuel consumption.
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Climate change mitigation

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Implement integrated fire management (IFM) measures.
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Prevent and respond rapidly to fires, including firebreaks, green barriers and similar measures.
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Develop early warning systems to identify fires and conditions conducive to burning, and train rural producers and technicians to form fire brigades, firefighters and fire managers to implement IFM.
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Climate change mitigation

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Climate change adaptation

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Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems

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Sustainable land use and conservation, management and sustainable use of forests

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Adopt biodigesters to capture and use the biogas and biofertilizers produced by manure digestion, reducing methane emissions and soil and water contamination.
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Implement biodigesters for anaerobic decomposition of organic waste, capturing and using the biogas in its original composition or converted into biomethane, and the biofertilizers produced from waste, reducing methane emissions.
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Climate change mitigation

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Pollution prevention and control

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Identify and restore or rehabilitate degraded areas through native vegetation restoration, forestry with native and/or exotic species, integrated systems, agroforestry or aquaculture, as well as soil amendment and new vegetation cover with more efficient forage plants adapted to tropical climates.
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Climate change mitigation

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Climate change adaptation

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Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems

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Sustainable land use and conservation, management and sustainable use of forests

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Implement and monitor strategies that reduce enteric methane production in ruminants.
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Climate change mitigation

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Implement digital platforms based on geographic intelligence to monitor soil and water quality in real time, enabling rapid adjustments to agricultural, forestry, aquaculture and fishing practices.
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Climate change mitigation

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Climate change adaptation

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Sustainable land use and conservation, management and sustainable use of forests

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Use genetic material adapted to adverse climatic conditions, such as water stress and higher temperatures.
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Climate change adaptation

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Adopt soil conservation and management practices.
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Climate change mitigation

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Climate change adaptation

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Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems

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Sustainable land use and conservation, management and sustainable use of forests

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Adopt technologies to optimize water use and use rainwater and reclaimed water on the property in a manner integrated with the landscape, considering irrigation and drinking water for people and animals, for example.
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Climate change adaptation

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Sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources

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Implement agroecological practices that promote biological diversity and soil health, such as cover crops and crop rotation.
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Allocate Legal Reserve (RL) land, or maintain significant areas of native vegetation adjoining Permanent Preservation Areas, promoting connectivity between natural areas to enable species movement and maintain biodiversity.
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Establish and preserve water connectivity zones between aquatic habitats, maintaining migration and genetic flow of aquatic species.
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Establish monitoring programs to assess the health of natural ecosystems and species diversity.
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Implement monitoring systems to ensure aquaculture practices do not compromise aquatic ecosystem health.
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For aquaculture in excavated ponds, observe CONAMA Resolution 413/2009 to mitigate risks associated with the introduction and spread of exotic and invasive species.
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Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems

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Sustainable land use and conservation, management and sustainable use of forests

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Use the property’s natural forests through a sustainable forest management plan approved by the competent authority, for timber, non-timber products and/or environmental services.
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Sustainable land use and conservation, management and sustainable use of forests

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Participate in water management initiatives in the property’s river basin, including erosion control and increased native vegetation or infrastructure that promotes water infiltration into soil, especially in aquifer recharge areas.
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Sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources

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Use properly managed fishing equipment and techniques and produce low-impact aquatic food in river, lake and estuarine environments.
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Sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources

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Use data-driven irrigation practices, precisely applying the water depth required for crop development.
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Sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources

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Implement measures to contain contamination and destruction of mangroves and estuaries and coral reef bleaching, through collection, treatment and appropriate disposal of rural solid waste, erosion control and management of chemical fertilizer use.
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Sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources

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Transition to a circular economy

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Implement production systems integrating crops and livestock, using animal waste through biodigestion and plant residues through composting as nutrient sources for plants.
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Use crop residues as feedstock for composting or bioenergy production, closing nutrient cycles.
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Transition to a circular economy

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Install recycling and solid-waste treatment plants to convert these materials into electricity and fertilizers, promoting the circular economy and reducing environmental impacts.
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Transition to a circular economy

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Implement integrated pest, disease and weed management to promote sustainability and minimize environmental impacts: crop rotation to break pest and disease life cycles and improve soil fertility and health; crop monitoring for early identification of herbivory and disease; resistant cultivars; biological control and biological inputs.
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Sustainable land use and conservation, management and sustainable use of forests

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Pollution prevention and control

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Use organic fertilizers obtained through biodigestion and composting to reduce reliance on synthetic chemicals.
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Sustainable land use and conservation, management and sustainable use of forests

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Pollution prevention and control

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Implement source separation, collection, treatment and appropriate disposal of agricultural and livestock residues, avoiding soil and water contamination.
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Pollution prevention and control

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Use technologies for soil and water decontamination through chemical, physical and biological processes.
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Pollution prevention and control

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Use crop residues as feedstock for composting or bioenergy production, closing nutrient cycles.
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Transition to a circular economy

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Pollution prevention and control

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Annex A10: Criteria for doing no significant harm to socioeconomic objective 9.
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Reduction of socioeconomic inequalities, considering gender and race

Source: Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy — CNAE A, original Portuguese notebook.

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About this document

These are Enverium’s explanatory English translations of selected criteria from the CNAE A notebook, updated 2026-10-06. They are not an official translation or the full catalogue of activity requirements. Applicability, annexes and footnotes must be checked against the original Portuguese PDF; an N/A entry applies only to the activity covered by the source table.

DNSH Principle

The "Do No Significant Harm" (DNSH) principle is fundamental to the sustainable taxonomy. It establishes that an economic activity, to be considered sustainable, must not cause significant harm to any of the established environmental objectives.

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