the instituto estadual do ambiente - inea is an organ of the government of rio de janeiro, installed in 2009, and taking over the responsibility of three sections of the government, including the fundacão estadual de enegnharia do meio ambiente (state foundation of environmental engineering) - fema, the superintendencia estadual de rios e lagoas (state oversight of rivers and lakes) - serla, and the instituto estadual de florestas (state institute of forestry) - ief.

the central work of inea is to integrate the environmental politics of the state and attend to the demands of the society in relation to all environmental issues, with the mission to protect, conserve, and recover the environment to promote sustainable development. on this link, the instituto estadual do ambiente- ineaprovides the suitability's report for several beaches in rio de janeiro, city and state.