Ministry of Environment (Peru)
The Ministry of Environment of Peru is the government ministry responsible for the national policy regarding environmental matters. It was created on May 13, 2008. Its function is to oversee the environmental sector of Peru, with the authority to design, establish, and execute government policies concerning the environment., the minister is Albina Ruiz.
History
It was created on May 13, 2008, months after its creation was proposed, by Legislative Decree No. 1013, and its inaugural holder was Antonio Brack Egg.Its stated mission is to ensure the sustainable use and conservation of natural resources, as well as the preservation of environmental quality for the benefit of people and the environment, in a normative, effective, decentralized manner, coordinated with public and private organizations and civil society, within the framework of green growth and environmental governance.
Organisation
It has two subdivisions: the Strategic Development of Natural Resources and Environmental Management. It also has an Advisory Commission.- Vice Ministry of Strategic Development of Natural Resources
- Vice Ministry of Environmental Management
- General Secretariat
- Peruvian Amazon Research Institute
- National Meteorological and Hydrological Service
- Peruvian Geophysical Institute
- Environmental Assessment and Oversight Agency
- National Service of Natural Protected Areas
- National Environmental Certification Service
- National Institute for Research on Glaciers and Mountain Ecosystems
List of ministers