ICMBio

**Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation**
Agency overview
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
Website	icmbio.gov.br

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation is the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment's administrative arm. Its acronym is "ICMBio". It is named after the environmental activist Chico Mendes.