Ministry of Environment (Colombia)

Ministry of Environment

Ministerio de Ambiente
Agency overview
Formed	22 December 1993 (1993-12-22)
Preceding agency	National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment (INDERENA)
Dissolved	27 December 2002 (2002-12-27)
Superseding agency	Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development
Type	Environment
Jurisdiction	Central government of Colombia
Headquarters	Bogotá, D.C.
Key document	Ley 99 de 1993

The Ministry of Environment was the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia charged with determining and regulating the standards and guidelines for the protection of the environment, investigate and implement environmental policies. As part of a wider cabinet reshuffle in 2002, the ministry was given the housing and land management portfolios, becoming the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development.

As of 2010, President Juan Manuel Santos 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.

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