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.