Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland)

Queensland's Environmental Protection Agency (abbreviated to EPA) was for some time a separate department of the Queensland Government, and, following 2009 State elections, became a part of the Government's larger Department of Environment and Resource Management^[1].

This part of the Department of Environment and Resource Management's role is to manage climate change and protect the environment on behalf of the Queensland Government ^[2] To achieve this the section aims to^[2]:

• provide Conservation and Environmental Services: including a Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to manage the Queensland's protected area estate; plus Environmental Services to assist manage development, business, and industry;

• promote Sustainable Futures: including planning for climate change; encouraging environmental sustainability, supporting environmental innovation, and developing strategies and policies to achieve an environmentally sustainable future; and

• achieve organisational Performance and Capability: including building a "robust" scientific base to government policy and decision making, and valuing people and accumulating knowledge within the organisation

References

External links

• EPA Website