📋 Tender Overview
The National Biodiversity Commission (Conabio), an agency linked to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), will have 60 days to analyze the proposals for inclusion and exclusion of species from fauna and flora in the national list of endangered species. The proposed update was one of the agenda of the 74th Ordinary Meeting of the Board, held between April 2 and 3, in Brasilia.
The changes were presented by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) and the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute (JBRJ), after evaluations with groups of experts who considered the risk of extinction of Brazilian fauna and flora species.
The proposal also included the analysis of 24 fungal species by JBRJ. This will be the first time a country will have a specific list for this group.
After 60 days, any considerations presented by Conabio will be considered by MMA, with the support of experts. The folder evaluation will be presented at Conabio meeting in June. Upon approval, the new national lists of endangered species will be published in the Federal Official Gazette.
During the meeting, Conabio also approved the Internal Regulations of the Commission, a document that will guide the operation of the agency. There was also the establishment of a Technical Chamber to follow up the National Conservation Program and the sustainable use of the Brazilian mangroves (PROMANGANGUA). The initiative defines guidelines, implementation axes and action lines for conservation, recovery and sustainable use of mangroves in the country.
The meeting was attended by the face-to-face and online participation of members of various sectors of government and society, such as academy, environmental entities, productive sector, social movements, indigenous peoples, traditional peoples and communities.
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Conabio is responsible for monitoring and guiding the implementation of national biodiversity policies and their instruments. Established by, and updated by Decree 12,017 of May 10, 2024, the collegiate brings in its composition representatives of government agencies and civil society organizations that hold a relevant role in the discussion, proposition and implementation of national policies on biodiversity within their skills.
It is up to the Commission to promote the implementation of the commitments made by Brazil with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB), as well as to monitor the process of defining national lists of endangered species.
Ordinance MMA 162, May 11, 2016, establishes the rite of publication of the national lists of endangered species, providing for the commissions participation in this process.
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