Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Sustentabilidade e Fernando de Noronha | SEMAS PE

What Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Sustentabilidade e Fernando de Noronha | SEMAS PE does

SEMAS PE (Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Sustentabilidade e Fernando de Noronha) is the state environmental secretariat of Pernambuco, Brazil, established by Lei nº 14.264 in 2011. It is the primary state-level authority responsible for environmental policy, biodiversity conservation, climate action, environmental licensing, and the administration of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago. The secretariat operates with approximately 97 direct employees and coordinates a portfolio of linked entities including CPRH (the state environmental permitting agency), Parque Dois Irmãos (a zoo and conservation park), ATDEFN (Fernando de Noronha administrative authority), FEMA, and FEPSA. Its mandate spans natural resource protection, pollution control, environmental education, coastal management, and the stewardship of a globally recognized island ecosystem.

The organization delivers its mandate through a portfolio of named programs: Plantar Juntos (reforestation targeting 4 million trees by 2026), Pernambuco Circular and Recicla+ Pernambuco (circular economy and recycling), Clima PE (state climate policy), PEAR-PE (environmental regularization), Selo Empresa Verde (corporate environmental certification), CEMIT (environmental monitoring), and an animal welfare initiative funded at R$20 million for sterilization, with ancillary micro-revenue from a R$3.00 Parque Dois Irmãos entry fee. As a government body, SEMAS PE is funded by state treasury allocations rather than commercial revenue; its "customers" are the citizens of Pernambuco, businesses subject to environmental licensing, zoo visitors, and the broader public that benefits from conserved ecosystems and regulated industrial activity.

Name

Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Sustentabilidade e Fernando de Noronha | SEMAS PE

Legal name

Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Sustentabilidade e de Fernando de Noronha

Website

https://semas.pe.gov.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SEMAS PE is the Pernambuco state government environmental secretariat, responsible for environmental policy, biodiversity conservation, climate programs, environmental licensing, and administration of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, serving the state's population and regulated businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Management Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Conservation Programs (924120), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK), Sustainability & ESG Reporting (GRI/SASB/ISSB/CSRD) (EUAHAJAB), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Environmental management services
• Environmental licensing permits
• Biodiversity conservation programs
• Climate adaptation planning
• Reforestation and recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Recife

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SEMAS PE is the State Secretariat of Environment, Sustainability and Fernando de Noronha of the Pernambuco state government. It formulates, coordinates, executes and inspects environmental public policies, administers state parks and biodiversity conservation programs (including Parque Estadual Dois Irmãos, Fernando de Noronha, and new Conservation Units in the Caatinga), issues environmental licenses and enforcement through its linked agency CPRH, manages statewide reforestation and circular economy programs (Plantar Juntos, Pernambuco Circular, Recicla+), and develops climate adaptation policy (PEAR-PE, Clima PE).

Product overview

SEMAS PE is the state environmental secretariat of Pernambuco, Brazil, operating as a single government agency rather than a multi-product platform. Its portfolio includes park and wildlife management (Parque Estadual Dois Irmãos), large-scale reforestation (Plantar Juntos targeting 4 million trees by 2026), green business certification (Selo Empresa Verde), climate adaptation planning (PEAR-PE), a digital climate platform (Clima PE), coastal zone management (Gerência de Política Costeira), circular economy promotion (Pernambuco Circular), recycling infrastructure (Recicla+ Pernambuco), shark incident monitoring (CEMIT), Caatinga conservation unit creation, environmental education, and environmental licensing and enforcement via its linked agency CPRH. Programs operate as parallel initiatives under unified governance rather than as a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plantar Juntos: Program aimed at planting 4 million native trees of the Mata Atlântica and Caatinga biomes until 2026.
• Selo Empresa Verde
• CEMIT
• PEAR-PE
• Clima PE
• Pernambuco Circular
• Plantar Juntos Manguezal

Products and services

• Parque Estadual Dois Irmãos (PEDI) A 1,158-hectare urban Atlantic Forest conservation area in Recife administered by SEMAS, housing a zoo with approximately 400 animals across 14 hectares of built area, a veterinary clinic, and environmental education programs. ZATAN nautical zoning initiative and climate adaptation measures for Pernambuco's 187km coastline. Serves general public visitors and educational groups.
• Plantar Juntos A statewide reforestation program targeting 4 million native trees across the Caatinga and Atlantic Forest biomes by 2026, engaging citizens, private institutions, municipalities, communities, and civil society organizations through five participation tiers (Pleno, Executor, Donor, Facilitator, Technical Support). Includes the Manguezal sub-program for mangrove ecosystem recovery.
• Selo Empresa Verde (Green Business Certification) A state-level green business certification established by State Law 16.112/2017 recognizing companies with sustainable environmental, social, and governance (ASG/ESG) practices. Certification is valid for two years and provides a procurement tiebreaker benefit to certified companies in state bidding processes.
• PEAR-PE (Plano Estadual de Adaptação e Resiliência Climática de Pernambuco) A strategic climate adaptation and resilience planning instrument developed in partnership with UFPE, addressing five priority sectors: water security, biodiversity, cities and infrastructure, agriculture, and human health, with 12 territorial participatory workshops across all Development Regions. Provides public climate policy framework for the state.
• Clima PE A digital platform designed to support and incentivize local climate action in Pernambuco by promoting articulation between federative entities, increasing transparency of public data, and contributing to municipal technical capacity and governance for a low-carbon, resilient, and inclusive state.
• CEMIT (Comitê Estadual de Monitoramento de Incidentes com Tubarões) A specialized monitoring committee that tracks shark incidents along Pernambuco's coast, defines risk reduction strategies, monitors cross-agency actions, and serves as a reference center for aquatic safety education, managing a 33km high-risk beach zone.
• Pernambuco Circular A program promoting the transition from linear to circular economy in Pernambuco, guided by principles of resource value maximization, circular resource flows, value network construction, zero waste, and ecosystem resilience and regeneration.
• Recicla+ Pernambuco A recycling and waste management program aimed at structuring and managing Materials Processing Units (UPMRs) in municipalities across Pernambuco, developed via public notices and partnership agreements.
• Programa de Criação de Unidades de Conservação no Semiárido A biodiversity conservation initiative that proposes the creation of six new Conservation Units (UCs) totaling approximately 14,667 hectares across 11 municipalities in the Caatinga biome, developed through a technical cooperation agreement with Funbio, GEF, and IDB.
• Educação Ambiental (Environmental Education Program) An environmental education program planning and executing awareness-raising and training activities for society in conservation, waste management, water resources, climate change, and socio-environmental justice, aligned with the State Environmental Education Policy (PEAPE).
• Gerência de Política Costeira (Coastal Policy Management) A coastal zone management program responsible for implementing the State's Coastal Management Policy (Lei 14.258/2010), including coastal erosion mapping, the ZATAN nautical zoning initiative, and climate adaptation measures for Pernambuco's 187km coastline.
• Licenciamento Ambiental e Fiscalização (CPRH) Environmental licensing, monitoring, and enforcement services provided by the CPRH (Agência Estadual de Meio Ambiente), including administrative police powers for managing environmental resources and regulating polluting activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Goal to plant 4 million native trees by 2026 through Plantar Juntos program
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IBAMA (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis): Federal environmental enforcement and licensing agency with regulatory authority analogous to CPRH's state-level role. Comparable in environmental monitoring, licensing oversight, and sanction powers, but at federal scope.
• ICMBio (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade): Federal agency managing Brazil's federal conservation units and biodiversity policy. Comparable in conservation-unit creation and management (e.g., SEMAS's 6 new Caatinga UCs), but operates at national scale rather than state level.
• SEMIL-SP (Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Infraestrutura e Logística de São Paulo): São Paulo's state environmental and infrastructure secretariat. Broader in mandate (combines environment with infrastructure and logistics) but directly comparable in licensing, conservation, and climate-administration functions for a larger, more industrialized state.

Others

• FUNBIO (Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade): Brazilian biodiversity fund and SEMAS partner (via the technical cooperation agreement for new Caatinga conservation units alongside GEF and IDB). Comparable as an ecosystem-fund operator and a key funding/grant channel for SEMAS's conservation initiatives.

Direct peers

• SEMA-PA (Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade do Pará): Pará state environmental secretariat managing Amazon-forest environmental policy, licensing, and conservation. Directly comparable as a state-level environmental authority, though focused on Amazon rather than Caatinga/Mata Atlântica biomes.
• INEA-RJ (Instituto Estadual do Ambiente do Rio de Janeiro): Rio de Janeiro's state environmental autarchy, with authority over licensing, monitoring, and conservation in a state with significant Atlantic Forest coverage and coastal ecosystems. Functionally analogous to CPRH but at state-institute scale rather than secretariat.
• SEMA-BA (Secretaria do Meio Ambiente da Bahia): Bahia's state environmental secretariat with comparable portfolio: environmental licensing, conservation units, climate policy, and biodiversity programs. Northeast-region peer with similar biome mix (Caatinga, Mata Atlântica, coastal zones) to Pernambuco.
• SEMA-MT (Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente de Mato Grosso): Mato Grosso's state environmental secretariat, focused on Amazon and Cerrado biome conservation, environmental licensing, and deforestation monitoring. Comparable in licensing/conservation mandate though operating in different biomes.
• SEMAD-MG (Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Minas Gerais): Minas Gerais state environmental secretariat overseeing environmental licensing, conservation, climate policy, and protected areas. Highly comparable to SEMAS PE in scope (state-level environmental authority with licensing agency and conservation units) and is the closest structural peer for a Brazilian state environmental secretariat with full portfolio breadth.

Emerging players

• The Nature Conservancy Brasil: International conservation NGO active in Brazilian biomes including Caatinga and Mata Atlântica. Comparable as an executing partner for state-level conservation, reforestation, and biodiversity programs, sometimes complementing or competing for the same donor funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@semaspe
• Facebookfacebook.com/SemasPE
• Instagraminstagram.com/meioambientepe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/semaspernambuco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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