Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
Agency overview
FormedAugust 28, 2007
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersBrasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Parent agencyMinistério do Meio Ambiente
Websiteicmbio.gov.br

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.

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