SEMA -Secretaria Estadual do Meio Ambiente

Name

SEMA -Secretaria Estadual do Meio Ambiente

Legal name

Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais

Website

https://sema.ma.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Environmental Regulatory Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

NEPA/EA/EIS & Public Consultation (EUAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Environmental licensing services
• Deforestation monitoring systems
• Fire prevention programs
• Water resource management
• Rural environmental registry

Headquarters

HQ city

São Luís

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SEMA (Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais) is the State Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of Maranhão, Brazil. It issues environmental licenses and permits, operates satellite-based fire and deforestation monitoring, maintains the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR), manages water quality monitoring programs, delivers environmental education, and enforces environmental legislation across 217 municipalities.

Product overview

SEMA (Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais) is the state environmental agency for Maranhão, Brazil. It operates a platform of interconnected environmental management services including the Cadastro Ambiental Rural (CAR) for rural property registration, E-Processos for electronic permit processing, and the Simplifica Maranhão platform for streamlined licensing. Core monitoring services include Monitoramento Ambiental for water quality tracking, Laudos de Balneabilidade for beach assessments, and satellite-based fire monitoring through the Maranhão Sem Queimadas program. Educational initiatives include the Escola Ambiental do Maranhão and the Ouvidoria citizen feedback system. The agency also manages protected areas through the Centro de Prevenção de Desastres Ambientais (CPDAm) and the Portal Guará for public data access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cadastro Ambiental Rural (CAR)
• E-Processos
• SISREV Environmental licensing and permitting system for managing requests, renewals, and approvals of environmental permits including Licença Única Ambiental de Regularização (LUAR) and renovação RELUA.
• Simplifica Maranhão Streamlined environmental permitting and services platform integrating multiple government services for citizens, entrepreneurs, and rural producers.
• Monitoramento Ambiental Environmental monitoring system tracking water quality, air quality, and ecological indicators across the state of Maranhão.
• Laudos de Balneabilidade Water quality assessment reports for beaches and recreational water bodies, evaluating suitability for human use; issued for citizens and tourists.
• Maranhão Sem Queimadas Annual fire prevention and control program providing training, equipment donations, and monitoring services to municipalities across the state; in its 7th edition with coverage of 150 municipalities.
• Programa Qualiágua Water quality program focused on monitoring and improving water resources management across the state of Maranhão.
• Centro de Prevenção de Desastres Ambientais (CPDAm) Environmental disaster prevention center providing monitoring and alert services for natural disasters in the state of Maranhão.
• Escola Ambiental do Maranhão Environmental education program providing training and awareness activities for communities and students across the state of Maranhão.
• Portal Guará Information portal providing access to environmental data, reports, and public information about natural resources in Maranhão.
• Ouvidoria Citizen feedback and complaint management system for reporting environmental violations and receiving government responses; operates via [email protected].
• Satellite Fire Monitoring Permanent satellite monitoring service identifying fire hotspots and mapping affected areas for fire prevention and response across Maranhão.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 hectares reduction in deforestation in 2025, positioning Maranhão among states with greatest absolute deforestation reduction

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Maranhão (CBMMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Integrated partnership for fire prevention and control operations. CBMMA collaborates with SEMA on the Maranhão Sem Queimadas program, providing military personnel for firefighting and environmental protection activities. The partnership includes training of military personnel on environmental legislation and fire management techniques.
• AMBEVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for installation of Ecobarreiras (eco-barriers) to reduce waste entering waterways. AMBEV collaborated with SEMA to install an eco-barrier in the Rio Anil, contributing to waterway protection and waste reduction efforts.
• ICMBio (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on conservation areas, particularly with the Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses. ICMBio works with SEMA on protected area management and traditional community recognition. Both agencies coordinate efforts to ensure social development and environmental preservation advance together.
• Federal Government (AdaptaCidades Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with federal government for climate adaptation agenda. Maranhão hosted the first state workshop and launch of AdaptaCidades, a federal program developed in partnership with states and municipalities for climate adaptation mechanisms.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SEMA - Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas: Amazonas state environmental agency managing the largest Brazilian state by area with heavy Amazon biome focus. Comparable in mandate (licensing, conservation, indigenous lands) and faces similar biodiversity and deforestation challenges as SEMA-MA.
• SEMARH - Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Hídricos de Alagoas: Alagoas state environmental and water resources secretariat combining the same dual mandate SEMA holds for environment and natural resources. Smaller-scale but functionally identical structure and operations.
• INEMA - Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos da Bahia: Bahia's state environmental and water resources institute combines regulatory and water resource management functions similar to SEMA. Operates as an institute (autarquia) structure but performs comparable licensing, monitoring, and enforcement roles.
• SEMAD - Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Goiás: Goiás state environmental secretariat operating in the Cerrado biome. Similar institutional structure and regulatory functions including environmental licensing, fire prevention, and water resource management in a major agricultural state.
• NATURATINS - Instituto Natureza do Tocantins: Tocantins state environmental institute operating at the Amazon-Cerrado transition zone, similar to Maranhão. Performs analogous licensing, monitoring, and conservation functions at comparable scale.
• SEMAC - Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente, Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação de Mato Grosso do Sul: Mato Grosso do Sul state environmental agency with comparable functions including licensing, fire prevention, and Pantanal/Cerrado biome management. Similar institutional structure and operational mandate.
• SEMAS - Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade do Pará: Largest Brazilian Amazonian state environmental agency with comparable regulatory, monitoring, and deforestation-control functions. Operates at similar scale with similar biome challenges (Amazon rainforest) and serves as the closest functional peer to SEMA-MA.
• SEMA - Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente de Mato Grosso: Mato Grosso state environmental agency with comparable functions in licensing, fire prevention, and deforestation control. Faces similar agricultural frontier pressure and operates major state-level monitoring programs, making it a direct operational peer.

Broad incumbents

• IBAMA - Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente: Federal environmental enforcement agency with nationwide scope and overlapping authority in licensing, monitoring, and fire response. Functions as a broader incumbent that complements and sometimes supersedes state agencies like SEMA.
• ICMBio - Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade: Federal agency managing Brazilian national parks and conservation areas, including those SEMA partners with (Lençóis Maranhenses). Provides broader context as a key federal counterpart and partner in SEMA's conservation work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• TikToktiktok.com/@governoma
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sema--secretaria-estadual-do-meio-ambiente

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Profiles4 records

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