The Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

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1 The Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia The Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

2 Dear Reader, One of the key challenges of the future will be the protection of our natural resources. If we want to maintain a high quality of life, we need to combine economic sense and ecological responsibility. Sustainability and preservation of natural heritage, climate protection and renewable energy, green economy and modern eco technology, consumer protection, healthy eating and eco-friendly farming each of the corresponding sectors of my Department reflects the economic and social reality of North Rhine-Westphalians. The challenges this presents cannot be dealt with by one region, one state, alone. North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine- Westphalia, are active partners in a strong international network. We seek the exchange and cooperation with other countries and regions around the world. Such exchanges exist with our immediate neighbours in particular, Belgium and the Netherlands, but also with other European partners, such as France, Poland and Austria. Further afield, we maintain close links with the United States, Japan and China. In addition to these bilateral

3 relations, the Ministry is a member in a number of international networks, such as the Climate Group and ENCORE (Environmental Conference of the Regions of Europe). In all these efforts, we are guided by our commitment to sustainable development. Johannes Remmel Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

4 The Ministry The broad area of responsibility of this Department is unique among Germany's states. The Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKULNV) is part of the government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Federal Republic of Germany is a union of sixteen federated states. Under the country's constitution, the Basic Law, the states enjoy a high degree of autonomy. They enact their own laws and also play a large role in Federal lawmaking. MKUNLV plans and prepares bills that are then submitted to the State Legislature for parliamentary deliberation and enactment. The Ministry applies Federal, State and European Union laws, oversees their implementation and controls the entire process through a variety of executive agencies. The Department is becoming ever more active in supporting activities and financial assisting private individuals, community institutions and business enterprises. Today, MKULNV provides compliance assistance and initiates and supports volunteer activities in North Rhine-Westphalia, for example in the areas of eco-efficiency, conservation and consumer advice.

5 Divisions and functions I. Central Services including Internal Audit executive support unit and Central Procurement Unit II. III. IV. Agriculture, Horticulture, Rural Areas Improvement of farm, production, market and social structures, organic farming, environmental improvement and integrated rural development assistance, rural planning and settlements, community improvement, agricultural structures Forests, Conservation Forestry and timber industry, forest ecology, landscape management, conservation, hunting, fisheries Waste Management Industry, Soil Conservation, Water Management Protection of waters, flood protection, closed-loop recycling, contaminated sites, government oversight over water and soil regulation authorities V. Pollution Control, Environment and Health, Genetic Engineering Air quality, plant safety, environmental medicine VI. Consumer Protection Fair trading and consumer health, food inspection, veterinary services, animal disease control, animal protection VII. Climate, Energy Development, Environment Industries Energy and resource efficiency, emissions trading, green technology VIII. Environmental Issues Across Sectors, Sustainable Development International relations, land use policy, environmental reporting, education for sustainable development

6 Sectors under the direction of the Departmen Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Ag Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphali 8 Divisions see Page 5 State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection (LANUV) Veterinary Laboratories Agency (SVUA) Government Offices for Arnsberg District, Cologne District, Detmold District, Düsseldorf District, Münster District Directorates: 33 Rural Development, Soil Regulations 51 Nature and Landscape Preservation, Fisheries 52 Waste Management, including equipment-related environment protection 53 Pollution Control, including equipment-related environment protection 54 Water Management, including equipment-related environment protection 57 Green Levies, Environmental Careers (Düsseldorf district only) Also reporting to the MKULNV: The Effizienz-Agentur NRW efa@efanrw.de EnergyAgency.NRW info@energieagentur.nrw.de

7 t riculture, Conservation and Consumer Cabinet-level department Director of the Chamber of Agriculture (also serves as a State Government representative) Forest and Timber State Enterprise North Rhine-Westphalia State Stud Farm Want to know more? international@mkulnv.nrw.de Organisational chart organisationsplan_englisch.pdf How to get here info_english/contact_us

8 Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf Published by (Herausgeber): Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Design: Projekt-PR Gesellschaft für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit mbh, Pictures: Buzz-Photo/fotolia (T), MKULNV (T, 4), Archiv Eifel Tourismus GmbH (T), Oliver Franke/Tourismus NRW e. V. (T), Markus Matzel/imagetrust (8) Printed by: JVA Druck+Medien, Geldern Current to: March 2014