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Norwegian Environment Agency

Norwegian Environment Agency
Miljødirektoratet
Government agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Norway
HeadquartersBrattørkaia 15, Trondheim, Norway[1]
Employees700 (2024)
Annual budget4.8 billion kroner (2018)
Government agency executive
Parent Government agencyNorwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment
Websiteenvironmentagency.no
The agency's Oslo offices.

The Norwegian Environment Agency (Norwegian: Miljødirektoratet) is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Climate and Environment. Its primary responsibilities are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, manage Norwegian nature, and prevent pollution. The agency has offices in Trondheim and Oslo, in addition to multiple Norwegian Nature Inspectorate local offices nationwide.[2][3]

History

The agency was created on 1 July 2013 through a merger of the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management and the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency.[2]

Directors general

The agency's Director general is appointed by the sitting government for a six year term, which may be extended once.[4]

Ellen Hambro has been Director general of the agency since its creation in 2013.[5]

References

  1. ^ Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret
  2. ^ a b Norwegian Environment Agency Norwegian Environment Agency. Retrieved 5 October 203 (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret - Brønnøysundregistrene". w2.brreg.no. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  4. ^ "Ellen Hambro direktør for Miljødirektoratet". www.bygg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  5. ^ "Ellen Hambro gir seg i Miljødirektoratet". Altinget.no. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-22.


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