Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland) explained

The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (is|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
• Department of Environment and Spatial Planning
• Department of Finance and Administration
• Department of Land and Natural Heritage
• Department of the Permanent Secretary
• Department of Policy Coordination and International Affairs

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

• Environment and Transport Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Um ráðuneytið. 2021-05-09. Government of Iceland. is.
2. Web site: Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources. Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. 17 February 2018.
3. Web site: 2020-06-01. Skipulag umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytisins. 2021-05-09. Government of Iceland. is.