Ministry of Environment of Denmark

The Environmental Protection Agency's major general projects are approached through cross-departmental organisation. The management team consists of the Directors, Heads of Division and Heads of Function.

The Environmental Protection Agency is part of the Ministry of the Environment, which, besides the Environmental Protection Agency, consists of two other agencies:

• The national Survey and Cadastre and
• The Danish Nature Agency.

The organisation also includes:

• The Environmental Board of Appeal.

Danish EPA tasks
The Danish EPA contributes to setting out targets and preparing strategies and action plans as the basis for government work. Our work includes strategies for waste, environmental factors and health, and action plans on chemicals and eco-technology. Work is in close cooperation with the EU, Danish environment centres, regions and municipalities.

The Danish EPA prepares the decision basis for the Minister for the Environment and executes the political decisions of the government and parliament. We handle about 1,100 very different ministerial cases each year. From draft bills on contaminated soil and replies to citizens’ inquiries about allergenic substances or the smoke from a neighbour's wood-burning stove, to proposals for new political initiatives in the waste area.