The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (, abbreviated MMA) is a
cabinet-level
federal ministry in
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. The ministry emerged from the Special Secretariat for the Environment within the now-extinct Ministry of the Interior from 1974 to 1985. It has gone through several name changes since its inception.
Responsibilities
* National Environmental Policy
* Environmental policies and programs for the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes
* Water resources policy
* National water security policy
* Policies for the preservation, conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems, biodiversity and forests
* Policies for integrating environmental protection with economic production
* Regulatory and economic strategies, mechanisms and instruments for improving environmental quality and the sustainable use of natural resources
* National policy on
climate change
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* Ecological-economic zoning and other territorial planning instruments, including marine spatial planning, in articulation with other competent Ministries
* Management of public forests for sustainable production
* Management of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) at the federal level
* Policies for the integration between environmental policy and energy policy
* Policies for the protection and recovery of native vegetation
* Environmental quality of human settlements, in conjunction with the Ministry of Cities
* National environmental education policy, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education
* Shared management of fisheries resources, in conjunction with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Structure
Councils
* National Council for the Environment (CONAMA);
* National Water Resources Council (CNRH);
* Genetic Heritage Management Council (CGen);
* National Council for the Legal Amazon (CONAMAZ);
* National Rubber Council (CNB);
* National Commission to Combat Desertification (CNCD);
* Steering Committee of the National Fund on Climate Change;
* Deliberative Council of the National Environment Fund
* National Council of Traditional Peoples and Communities (CNPCT)
Secretariats
* Executive Secretary
* National Secretariat for Biodiversity, Forests and Animal Rights
* National Secretariat for Urban Environment and Environmental Quality
* National Secretariat for Climate Change
* National Bioeconomy Secretariat
* National Secretariat of Traditional Peoples and Communities and Sustainable Rural Development
* Extraordinary Secretariat for Deforestation Control and Territorial Environmental Planning
* National Secretariat for Biodiversity, Forests and Animal Rights
* Brazilian Forest Service
Linked Entities
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(IBAMA)
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Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
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(ICMBio)
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Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico is located at the Jardim Botânico district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora. There are around 6,500 species ( ...
* National Water Agency
List of Environmental Ministers
See also
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Environment of Brazil
The environment of Brazil is characterized by high biodiversity with a population density that decreases away from the coast.
Brazil's large area comprises different ecosystems, which together sustain some of the world's greatest biodiversity. B ...
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Environmental governance in Brazil
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List of environmental ministries
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References
External links
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Environmental agencies in Brazil
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