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The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (Icelandic: Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded on 23 February 1990. It was originally called the Ministry for the Environment but was renamed to its current name on 1 September 2012. The Ministry oversees a wide range of matters as they relate to the environment, including nature conservation, wildlife protection, forest protection and revegitation efforts, environmental impact assessment, land use planning, pollution control and environmental health, fire prevention, meteorology,mapping, including surveying and remote sensing.[1] The current Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources is Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson.[2]

Departments

The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources of Iceland comprises six departments:[3]

  • Department of Climate Action (Skrifstofa loftslagsmála)
  • Department of Environment and Spatial Planning (Skrifstofa umhverfis og skipulags)
  • Department of Finance and Administration (Skrifstofa fjármála og rekstrar)
  • Department of Land and Natural Heritage (Skrifstofa landgæða)
  • Department of the Permanent Secretary (Skrifstofa ráðuneytisstjóra)
  • Department of Policy Coordination and International Affairs (Skrifstofa alþjóðamála og samþættingar)

Agencies

  • Icelandic Meteorological Office (Veðurstofa Íslands)
  • Environment Agency of Iceland (Umhverfisstofnun)
  • Iceland Construction Authority (Mannvirkjastofnun)
  • Icelandic Forest Service (Skógrækt ríkisins)
  • Iceland GeoSurvey (Íslenskar orkurannsóknir)
  • Icelandic Institute of Natural History (Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands)
  • Icelandic National Planning Agency (Skipulagsstofnun)
  • Icelandic Recycling Fund (Úrvinnslusjóður)
  • Institute of Freshwater Fisheries (Veiðimálastofnun)
  • Myvatn Research Station (Náttúrurannsóknastöðin við Mývatn)
  • National Land Survey of Iceland (Landmælingar Íslands)
  • State Soil Conservation Service (Landgræðsla ríkisins)
  • Stefansson Arctic Institute (Stofnun Vilhjálms Stefánssonar)
  • Vatnajökull National Park (Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Um ráðuneytið". Government of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources". Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Skipulag umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytisins". Government of Iceland (in Icelandic). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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