The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (, abbreviated MMA) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. 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 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
Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden National Water Agency