📋 Tender Overview
The National Biodiversity Commission (Conabio), a body linked to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), approved the recommendation to update national lists of endangered species in fauna and flora. The deliberation took place at the 75th Ordinary Meeting of the Board, held on June 25 and 26, in Brasilia. The new relationship should be published by MMA, in the Federal Official Gazette, soon.
Conabios participation is relevant in the validation process of the lists, previously its publication, with the objective of publicizing the process, within the Commission, and also to raise any data and information that eventually have not been considered in risk assessments and could influence the proposed category.
The changes were proposed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) and Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute (JBRJ), at the previous meeting, promoted in April. The review included, in an unprecedented way, the analysis of 24 fungal species by the JBRJ. Learn more.
The update had MMA contributions; from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA); of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA); of the National Council for Sustainable Rural Development (Condraf), collegiate linked to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming (MDA); and the Brazilian Association of State Environmental Entities (Abema).
Also at the meeting, the creation of a working group to discuss the construction of a national strategy that prioritizes the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of natural fields, ecosystems present in all Brazilian biomes that are recognized for the ecological, economic and social importance. The measure is the result of the articulation of the coordinators of eight territorial action plans (Pats) implemented by the Pro-Species project, MMA coordinated action to reduce threats and improve the condition of species.
The meeting was also presented with the preliminary results of the Operational Audit promoted by the Federal Court of Audit (TCU) on the Goal 18 of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (EPANB), which seeks to eliminate harmful subsidies and increase positive incentives for biodiversity by 2030.
The preliminary report points to the need to define a normative framework that establishes the attributions, responsibilities and mechanisms of articulation, among the various bodies and levels of government, for the implementation of this commitment. The document identifies Conabio as an instance for the elaboration of this action plan.
Those present also discussed Decree 12.485/2025, which established the new EPANB, on June 3, 2025. The act recognized the initiative as a planning instrument for the implementation of measures aimed at conservation, recovery, sustainable use and biodiversity benefits, in alignment with the commitments made with the Biodiversity Committees national policy and recommendations of the National Commission and the recommendations of the National Commission of Biodiversity. Learn more.
