Type Environment | ||
Formed 22 December 1993 (1993-12-22) Preceding agency National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment (INDERENA) Dissolved 27 December 2002 (2002-12-27) Superseding agency Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development Jurisdiction Central government of Colombia | ||
The Ministry of Environment was the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia charged with determining and regulating the standards and guidelines for the protection of the environment, investigate and implement environmental policies. As part of a wider cabinet reshuffle in 2002, the ministry was given the housing and land management portfolios, becoming the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development.
As of 2010, President Juan Manuel Santos talked about the need to separate the Ministry again to once again bring environmental protection and sustainability in par with the needs of the nation and its importance to government.
References
Ministry of Environment (Colombia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA