The DG Environment is one of 36 Directorates-General (DGs) and specialised services which make up the European Commission. Its main role is to initiate and define new environmental legislation and to ensure that measures, which have been agreed, are actually put into practice in the Member States. The DG Environment is based largely in Brussels and has around 550 staff.

 
 

Environment DG Mission Statement

 

To promote Sustainable Development, preserving the rights of future generations to a viable environment.

To work towards a high level of environmental and health protection and improvement of the quality of life.

To promote environmental efficiency.

To encourage the equitable use, as well as the sound and effective management, of common environmental resources

 

 

Funded under the Life Environment Programme

 

 
  Home | DG Environment | Partners | Reports | Facilities | FAQ's | Intranet | Glossary | Links | Contact Us | Site map | To French