Ministry of Environment of Estonia / Keskkonnaministeerium Information

The Ministry of the Environment can be considered literally the ministry closest to nature in Estonia. The Constitution of the Republic of Estonia provides that the natural wealth and resources of Estonia are our riches which are to be used economically. The aim and desire of the Ministry of the Environment is to implement this provision. The area of government of the Ministry of the Environment includes the management of national environmental and nature protection, the performance of tasks relating to land and databases containing spatial data, the management of the use, protection, recycling and registration of natural resources, radiation protection, environmental supervision, the management of meteorological observation, nature and marine research, geological, cartographic and geodetic operations, the maintenance of the land cadastre and water cadastre, and the preparation of corresponding draft legislation. In other words, the task of the Ministry of the Environment is to organise and coordinate environmental policy. The mission of the Ministry of the Environment is to create such preconditions and conditions for Estonia’s development that would guarantee the preservation of our natural biodiversity and clean environment and ensure that natural resources are used economically. According to the vision of the Ministry, an integrated system of environmental protection covering the entire country should be developed so as to ensure the preservation of our clean environment and sustainable use of natural resources.