Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Brazil)

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Portuguese: Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima, 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.

Formed14 January 1974; 52 years ago

TypeMinistry

JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil

HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco B
Brasília, Federal District

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Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Agency overview
Portuguese: Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima

Formed	14 January 1974; 52 years ago (1974-01-14)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco B Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$3.63 b BRL (2023)^[1]
Agency executives	Marina Silva, Minister João Paulo Capobianco, Executive-Secretary Rita Guimarães Mesquita, Secretary of Biodiversity, Forests and Animal Rights Adalberto Maluf Filho, Secretary of Urban Environment and Environmental Quality Ana Toni, Secretary of Climate Change Carina Mendonça, Secretary of Bioeconomy Edel Santiago, Secretary of Traditional People and Communities and Sustainable Rural Development
Website	www.gov.br/mma/

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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

List of Environmental Ministers

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No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		President
1	Paulo Nogueira Neto (1922–2019)	14 January 1974 (1974-01-14)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	11 years, 60 days	Independent	Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) Ernesto Geisel (ARENA) João Figueiredo (ARENA)
2	Flávio Rios Peixoto da Silveira (born 1945)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	336 days	Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
–	Deni Liney Schwartz (born 1938) Acting	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	23 October 1987 (1987-10-23)	1 year, 251 days	Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
3	Prisco Viana (1932–2015)	23 October 1987 (1987-10-23)	15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)	1 year, 115 days	MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
4	Ben-hur Luttembarck Batalha (1943–2000)	15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	1 year, 28 days	Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
5	José Lutzenberger (1926–2002)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	23 March 1992 (1992-03-23)	2 years, 8 days	Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
–	José Goldemberg (born 1928) Acting	23 March 1992 (1992-03-23)	14 July 1992 (1992-07-14)	113 days	Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
6	Flávio Miragaia Perri (born 1940)	14 July 1992 (1992-07-14)	2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)	80 days	Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
7	Fernando Coutinho Jorge (1939–2019)	19 October 1992 (1992-10-19)	16 September 1993 (1993-09-16)	332 days	PSDB	Itamar Franco (MDB)
8	Rubens Ricupero (born 1937)	14 September 1993 (1993-09-14)	5 April 1994 (1994-04-05)	203 days	Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
–	Henrique Brandão Cavalcanti (1929–2020) Acting	5 April 1994 (1994-04-05)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	271 days	Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
9	Gustavo Krause (born 1946)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	4 years, 0 days	PFL	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
10	Sarney Filho (born 1957)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	5 March 2002 (2002-03-05)	3 years, 63 days	PFL	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
11	José Carlos Carvalho (born 1952)	5 March 2002 (2002-03-05)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	302 days	Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
12	Marina Silva (born 1958)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	13 May 2008 (2008-05-13)	5 years, 133 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
13	Carlos Minc (born 1951)	13 May 2008 (2008-05-13)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	1 year, 322 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
14	Izabella Teixeira (born 1961)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	6 years, 42 days	Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Dilma Rousseff
15	Sarney Filho (born 1957)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	1 year, 329 days	PV	Michel Temer (MDB)
16	Edson Duarte (born 1965)	6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	270 days	PV	Michel Temer (MDB)
17	Ricardo Salles (born 1975)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)	2 years, 173 days	NOVO Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)
18	Joaquim Leite (born 1967)	23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	1 year, 192 days	Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
19	Marina Silva (born 1958)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	3 years, 220 days	REDE	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)