The Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development ( es, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial) was a national executive ministry of the

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charged with determining and regulating the standards and guidelines for the protection of the environment, the improvement and availability of

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, and the overseeing of housing, territorial development, and sanitation.

Ministers

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Colombia, Environment and Sustainable Development Colombia, Environment and Sustainable Development Defunct government agencies of Colombia Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development 2002 establishments in Colombia {{Environmental-agency-stub