Carlos Minc Baumfeld (born July 12, 1951) is a Brazilian geographer, professor, environmentalist, politician and Minister of Environment in Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's second term as president of Brazil.

[1] Minc was one of the founding members of the Green Party, together with Fernando Gabeira, Alfredo Sirkis, and others.

[1] On November 22, 2006, Sérgio Cabral Filho, governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, appointed Minc for the post of Secretary of Environment.

[1][2] On March 31, 2010 resigned from Ministry to run as State Congressman (Deputado Estadual) in Rio de Janeiro by Workers' Party and was elected with 87.210 votes.

In 1989, Minc received the Global Award 500, granted by the United Nations to those who stand out in the defence of the environment in the world.