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.
3-605: 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 . The agency's Director general is appointed by the sitting government for a six year term, which may be extended once. Ellen Hambro has been Director general of the agency since its creation in 2013. Hilde Singsaas , Director general of The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management, will replace Hambro upon
6-423: The completion of Hambro's second term in 2025. This Norwegian government -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an environmental agency is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management ( Norwegian : Direktoratet for naturforvaltning , DN)
9-526: Was Norway 's national governmental body for preserving Norway's natural environment , including establishing and regulating national parks and other protected areas until 2013 when it was merged into the Norwegian Environment Agency . The organization was based in Trondheim and employed about 330 employees. The directorate's stated mission was "to preserve biological diversity and strengthen
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