Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | August 28, 2007 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
Headquarters | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
Parent agency | Ministério do Meio Ambiente |
Website | icmbio |
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.