The National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment, also known as INDERENA, was a Colombian

environmental A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

government agency A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...

established in 1968 to implement

environmental policy 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 ...

and promote

green development Green development is a real estate development concept that considers social and environmental impacts of development. It is defined by three sub-categories: environmental responsiveness, resource efficiency, and community and cultural sensitivity ...

in Colombia. INDERENA was successful in helping create the environment in government and the acceptance in society to move

environmental protection Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam ...

into the national agenda, this led to the creation of child agencies like the National Natural Parks System, and the eventual evolution into the

Ministry of Environment An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ...

in 1993.

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{{Authority control Government agencies established in 1968 Government agencies disestablished in 1993 Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Colombia) Defunct government agencies of Colombia

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