The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA, mt, Awtorità għall-Ambjent u r-Riżorsi) is the
regulatory agency responsible for the
natural environment
The natural environment or natural world encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to the Earth or some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses ...
in
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
. It was formed from the
demerger
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A demerger can take place through a spin-off by distributed or t ...
of the
Malta Environment and Planning Authority
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA, mt, L-Awtorità ta' Malta dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar) was the national agency responsible for the environment and planning in Malta. It was established to regulate the environment and planning ...
in 2016, which also resulted in the creation of the
Planning Authority
A local planning authority (LPA) is the local government body that is empowered by law to exercise urban planning functions for a particular area. They exist in the United Kingdom and India.
United Kingdom
Mineral planning authorities
The role ...
.
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Environment of Malta
Government agencies of Malta
Environmental protection agencies
Environmental policies organizations
2016 establishments in Malta
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