The Ministry of Environment was the national executive ministry of the

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charged with determining and regulating the standards and guidelines for the protection of the environment, investigate and implement

environmental policies Environmental policy is the commitment of an organization or government to the laws, regulations, and other policy mechanisms concerning environmental issues. These issues generally include air and water pollution, waste management, ecosystem mana ...

. As part of a wider cabinet reshuffle in 2002, the ministry was given the

housing Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether i ...

and

land management Land management is the process of management, managing the land use, use and land development, development (in both Urban planning, urban and rural settings, but it is mostly managed in Urban places.) of Land (economics), land resources. Land reso ...

portfolios, becoming the

Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development The Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development ( es, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial) was a national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia The Government of Colombia is a republic with se ...

. As of 2010, President

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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.

Ministers

References

{{reflist Ministries established in 1993 Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Colombia) Government agencies disestablished in 2002 Defunct government agencies of Colombia Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development

Ministers

See also

References