Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources
| Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 22, 1989 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
| Headquarters | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil 15°46′2″S 47°51′41″W / 15.76722°S 47.86139°W |
| Parent agency | Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima |
| Website | www |
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Portuguese: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, IBAMA) is a government agency under the administration of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment. IBAMA was created in 1988 by President José Sarney. IBAMA supports anti-deforestation of the Amazon, and implements laws against deforestation where the government ceases to implement. The agency is also tasked with regulating illegal wildlife trafficking, pollution, oil spills, and other environmental crimes. IBAMA engages in armed enforcement, using tactical personnel to keep the forest from loggers, farming, agricultural farm grazing and anything that would threaten the Amazon. The current President of IBAMA is Rodrigo Agostinho.
IBAMA is different from the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation in that the latter administrates protected areas within the Brazilian territory, whereas the former administrates environmental regulation.