Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation explained

Agency Name:Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
Nativename:Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
Formed:August 28, 2007
Jurisdiction:Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters:Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Parent Agency:Ministério do Meio Ambiente

The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Portuguese: Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, ICMBio) is the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment's administrative arm.[1] It is named after the environmental activist Chico Mendes.

Notes and References

  1. "Brazilian Federal Law 11.516/2007 (Portuguese)". http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007-2010/2007/lei/l11516.htm