LIFE documents

EUROPE APPLICABILITY

  • LIFE Standard for Business and Biodiversity – International 4.0 version
    Based on LIFE Premises, it defines the Principles, criteria and indicators that aim to incorporate the biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and natural capital in good business practices in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
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  • LIFE Technical Guide 01 
    Information of organization’s pressure on biodiversity calculation and establishment of minimal performance necessary in conservation actions.
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  • LIFE Technical Guide 02
    Evaluates organization’s performance in conservation actions.
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  • Europe Ecoregion Map
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BRAZIL APPLICABILITY

  • LIFE Standard for Business and Biodiversity – International 4.0 version – Portuguese
    Based on LIFE Premises, it defines the Principles, criteria and indicators that aim to incorporate the biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and natural capital in good business practices in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
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  • LIFE Standard for Business and Biodiversity – 3.2 version – Portuguese
    Based on LIFE Premises, Principles, criteria and indicators are defined for organizational good practices that should be implemented on primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
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  • LIFE Technical Guide 01 – 3.2 version – Portuguese
    Information of organization’s pressure on biodiversity calculation and establishment of minimal performance necessary in conservation actions.
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  • LIFE Technical Guide 01 – 4.0 version – Portuguese
    Information of organization’s pressure on biodiversity calculation and establishment of minimal performance necessary in conservation actions.
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  • LIFE Technical Guide 02 – 3.1 version – Portuguese
    Evaluates organization’s performance in conservation actions.
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  • LIFE Technical Guide 02 – 4.o version – Portuguese
    Evaluates organization’s performance in conservation actions.
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  • Compliance with International Conventions and Treaties – Portuguese
    Presents the way in which organizations in the process of LIFE Certification must demonstrate their compliance with Principle of  LIFE Standard.
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  •  Additionality for the application of the LIFE Methodology in Brazil – Portuguese
    Presents guidelines for identifying and proving the additionality of conservation actions carried out by the organization/producer, for the purpose of scoring the  Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Action Plan (BAP).
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  • LIFE Conservation Priorities according to Brazilian legislation – Portuguese
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  • Brazilian Terrestrial Ecoregion Map
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  • Brazilian Marine Ecoregion Map 
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  • Brazilian Hydrographic Regions Map
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PARAGUAY APPLICABILITY

  • LIFE Standard for Business and Biodiversity – International 4.0 version – Spanish
    Based on LIFE Premises, it defines the Principles, criteria and indicators that aim to incorporate the biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and natural capital in good business practices in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
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  • LIFE Standard for Business and Biodiversity – 3.2 version – Spanish
    Based on LIFE Premises, Principles, criteria and indicators are defined for organizational good practices that should be implemented on primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
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  • LIFE Technical Guide 01 – 3.2 version – Spanish
    Information of organization’s pressure on biodiversity calculation and establishment of minimal performance necessary in conservation actions.
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  • LIFE Technical Guide 02 – 3.1 version – Spanish
    Evaluates organization’s performance in conservation actions.
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  • Conservation Priorities – Spanish
    Descreve a metodologia de cálculo adotada no Paraguai para cálculo do qualificador Q03 – importância da área para a conservação.
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  • Paraguay Hydrographic Regions Map
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  • Paraguay Ecoregion Map
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICABILITY

  • LIFE Premises
    Present Premises that based LIFE Methodology and Certification.
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  • LIFE Glossary
    Brings definition of technical and management terms applicable to LIFE Methodology for Business and Biodiversity and LIFE Methodology on Sustainable Territorial Management, as well as the LIFE Certification System.
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  • Conflict Resolution
    Establishes guidelines for the resolution of conflicts related to the LIFE Institute. Download
  • LIFE Privacy Policy
    Presents how personal information from people that contact LIFE Institute is collected, stored, used, and protected.
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  • LIFE Engagement Policy
    Presents the LIFE Institute positioning regarding the establishment of partnerships.
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  • LIFE Communication and Relationship Guidelines
    Provides communication guidelines and procedures to be followed by the organizations that interact with LIFE Institute
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  • LIFE Policy  for the use of the LIFE Certification logo and LIFE certifying bodies’
    Establishes rules relating to visual and written communication for LIFE Certified Organizations and LIFE Certifying Bodies
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  • LIFE Policy for the use of chemicals
    Defines LIFE policy regarding the use of cheamicals (agrotoxic, antibiotics, hormones, fertilizers and other substances).
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  • LIFE Policy for the use of genetically modified organisms
    Defines LIFE policy regarding the use of genetically modified organisms.
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  • LIFE Policy for environmental accidents
    Defines LIFE policy regarding the LIFE certified companies should treat environmental accidents.
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  • Information about prohibited chemicals
    Defines and informs which are the chemical products which use is prohibited by LIFE Institute.
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  • Derogation of the prohibition of the use of chemicals
    Defines the minimum requirements to request the derogation of the use of chemicals by LIFE Certified companies.
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  • Supplier evaluation
    Defines the minimum requirements for the Purchasing Policy, mentioned on LIFE Standards.
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  • Elaboration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Action Plan 
    Presents guidelines to the elaboration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Action Plan (BAP). Available in Portuguese Download
  • Complementary information on GHG emission for calculating Biodiversity Pressure Index – Portuguese
    Orientates how to obtain greenhouse gases emissions to calculate Biodiversity Pressure Index. Available in Portuguese Download and Spanish Download  
  • Scope Rules
    Establishes the rules for defining the scope of an organization/producer’s assessment, to apply the LIFE Methodology and/or LIFE Certification. . Download
  • Group Certification Rules
    Establishes rules for LIFE Certification in Group.
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  • Audit Guide
    Establishes general rules for LIFE Certification audits performed by Certifying Bodies.
  • Accreditation Protocol
    establishes the process of accreditation of Certification Bodies by the LIFE Institute. Download
  • Transfer of Certification
    establishes minimum requirements for the transfer of LIFE Certification between certification bodies, during the certification cycle of the LIFE certified organization. Download