Secretaria Do Meio Ambiente

What Secretaria Do Meio Ambiente does

SEMA - Secretaria do Meio Ambiente is the environmental secretariat of the State of Bahia, Brazil, operating as a state government agency headquartered in Salvador under the parent Governo do Estado da Bahia. It serves as the exclusive state-level regulatory authority for environmental licensing, conservation unit management, rural environmental registration (CAR), water resource governance, fire prevention, and environmental education across all 417 municipalities of Bahia. Its core user-facing platforms are SEIA (Sistema Estadual de Informação Ambiental) for environmental licensing and permit processing, and CAR Bahia (CEFIR) for rural environmental property registration. The secretariat also oversees an autonomous operating subsidiary, INEMA (Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos), which executes environmental and water resources management, and coordinates with collegiate bodies (CEPRAM, CONERH, CIEA, CERBMA, FBCBH, FBMC-Bio) and dedicated funds (FERFA for forests, FERHBA for water resources).

SEMA's technology stack centers on government digital information systems built around SEIA and CAR/CEFIR, plus ancillary platforms including the Formar e-learning portal (ead.meioambiente.ba.gov.br), the Planta BAHIA georeferencing and land-use mapping program, and the GeoBahia thematic map portal. The agency delivers a broad programmatic portfolio spanning REDD+ (forest emissions reduction), Bahia Sem Fogo (fire prevention), GERCO (coastal management), Água Doce/PAD (freshwater conservation), PEPSA (payment for ecosystem services), PAE Bahia (desertification mitigation), GAC (shared municipal governance), RPPN (private natural heritage reserves), AJA (youth environmental agents), PDA (environmental development), and Educação Ambiental. The business model is non-commercial: SEMA is funded through Bahia state budget allocations, dedicated environmental funds (FERFA, FERHBA), and federal program transfers, with services provided as public functions rather than priced offerings. Headcount is reported at 251-500 employees, and the agency operates institutional communication channels plus an LGPD-compliant Ouvidoria for citizen engagement, with the Encarregado role formally designated for data protection oversight under Lei nº 13.709/2018.

Name

Secretaria Do Meio Ambiente

Legal name

SEMA - Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado da Bahia

Website

https://meioambiente.ba.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SEMA - Secretaria do Meio Ambiente is Bahia's state environmental secretariat, providing exclusive regulatory authority for environmental licensing, conservation units, rural environmental registration, fire prevention, and water resource governance across all 417 state municipalities, funded by state budget and environmental funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Environmental Governance Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

akta.pro primary industry

NEPA/EA/EIS & Public Consultation (EUAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK), Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH), Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK), Project Screening, Scoping & Baseline Studies (EUAHAAAA), Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Environmental licensing
• Conservation management
• Natural resource management
• Environmental regulation
• Environmental policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State Government Budget Funding: SEMA is funded through Bahia state government budget allocations, not commercial revenue generation. Operations are financed by state tax revenues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SEMA (Secretaria do Meio Ambiente) is the official environmental secretariat of the State of Bahia, Brazil, responsible for environmental policy, licensing, conservation unit management, and natural resource protection. Its core offering is regulatory environmental services including environmental licensing through the SEIA (Sistema Estadual de Informações Ambientais) platform, rural environmental registration via CAR Bahia (CEFIR), and a portfolio of conservation programs covering fire prevention (Bahia Sem Fogo), water resources (Água Doce, GERCO), forest conservation (REDD+, RPPN, PEPSA), desertification mitigation (PAE Bahia), and environmental education (Educação Ambiental, AJA, Formar e-learning).

Product overview

Secretaria do Meio Ambiente (SEMA) of Bahia operates as a state government environmental management agency offering a portfolio of environmental services and programs rather than a unified commercial product platform. The core service is SEIA (Sistema Estadual de Informação Ambiental), an environmental licensing and information system providing permitting and regulatory compliance services. Supporting programs include environmental education (Educação Ambiental, AJA, Formar e-learning platform), conservation initiatives (REDD+, RPPN, PEPSA), fire prevention (Bahia Sem Fogo), water resource management (Água Doce), coastal zone management (GERCO), and shared environmental governance (GAC). Additional programs address desertification mitigation (PAE Bahia), land use mapping (Planta BAHIA), rural environmental registration (CAR/CarBahia), and sustainable development (PDA). The Formar program delivers training through an e-learning portal (ead.meioambiente.ba.gov.br).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SEIA - Sistema Estadual de Informação Ambiental

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• INEMA (Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINEMA is a key institutional partner working with SEMA on environmental management and water resource initiatives in Bahia.
• CEPRAM (Conselho Estadual do Meio Ambiente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState environmental council serving as a collegiate body for environmental policy deliberation and regulatory decisions.
• FERFA (Fundo Estadual de Recursos Florestais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState forest resources fund managed in conjunction with environmental programs for forest conservation and reforestation.
• FERHBA (Fundo Especial de Recursos Hídricos da Bahia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial water resources fund for Bahia supporting water conservation and hydrological resource management programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IBAMA: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis — the federal Brazilian environmental agency with overarching jurisdiction. While not a direct state-level peer, IBAMA sets the regulatory framework, licensing standards, and federal conservation policy that SEMA operates within.

Direct peers

• SEMAD Minas Gerais: Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Minas Gerais — a peer Brazilian state environmental secretariat with similar mandate structure, managing licensing, conservation, and water resources across a large state. Comparable governance structure under state executive branch.
• SEMIL São Paulo: Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Infraestrutura e Logística de São Paulo — Brazil's largest state environmental secretariat by budget, operating SEIA-like digital licensing, conservation units, and water resource management. Most mature comparable peer in operational scale and digitization.
• SEMA Mato Grosso: Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente de Mato Grosso — peer state environmental secretariat with major focus on REDD+, deforestation control, and CAR registration, similar to SEMA Bahia's forest conservation and rural registry programs. Comparable scale and mandate in a major agribusiness state.
• SEMACE Ceará: Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente do Ceará — another Northeast Brazilian state environmental agency with similar licensing, CAR, and conservation mandate. Comparable regional context and program portfolio structure to SEMA Bahia.
• IMASUL Mato Grosso do Sul: Instituto de Meio Ambiente de Mato Grosso do Sul — peer Brazilian state environmental institute with similar mandate covering licensing, conservation, and water resources, providing another close state-level comparison for SEMA's operating model.
• IEMA Espírito Santo: Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos do Espírito Santo — peer state environmental institute with analogous mandate (the name even mirrors INEMA), managing licensing and water resources for a Brazilian state. Highly comparable structure and program scope.
• SEMAS Pará: Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade do Pará — directly comparable as another large Brazilian state environmental secretariat managing licensing, conservation units, and forest programs (particularly REDD+) across an even larger Amazonian territory. Same legal status, mandate, and program portfolio archetype.
• INEA Rio de Janeiro: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente do Rio de Janeiro — peer state environmental institute managing licensing, conservation units, and water resources, with operating model similar to SEMA's INEMA subsidiary. Comparable mandate and program depth.

Regional players

• SEDAM Rondônia: Secretaria de Estado do Desenvolvimento Ambiental de Rondônia — another Brazilian state environmental secretariat operating in the Amazon biome with strong REDD+ and forest conservation focus, providing a regional peer with partially overlapping programs but operating in a different state jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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