Ministry of Environment of Uruguay

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Ministry of Environment
Ministerio de Ambiente
Ministry overview
FormedJuly 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)
JurisdictionUruguay
HeadquartersMontevideo
Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Uruguay
Websitehttps://www.gub.uy/ministerio-ambiente/

The Ministry of Environment (Spanish: Ministerio de Ambiente) is the Uruguayan government ministry which oversees the environment of Uruguay.

It was created on July 9, 2020, and the current Minister of Environment is Adrián Peña, who has held the position since August 27, 2020.[1]

The ministry overseas the Uruguayan governments enforcement of the Escazú Agreement which protects environmental defenders and guarantees freedom of information around human rights violations n environmental contexts.[2]

List of Ministers[]

Minister Began Ended
Irene Moreira
July 9, 2020
August 27, 2020
Adrián Peña
August 27, 2020
in office

See also[]

  • Cabinet of Uruguay
  • List of Ministers of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay

References[]

  1. ^ "Nuevo Ministerio de Ambiente priorizará su accionar en calidad del agua y gestión de residuos". Presidencia de la República. 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Declaración sobre entrada en vigor del Acuerdo de Escazú en materia ambiental". Institución Nacional de Derechos Humanos y Defensoría del Pueblo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-27.

External links[]


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