Agencies

Agencies reporting to the Ministry of the Environment

• The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (Havs- och vattenmyndigheten)

  The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management has overall responsibility for marine and water environment issues. The Agency began operations on 1 July 2011.

• The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS)

  The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS) supports and disseminates information on research within its areas of responsibility. The Council promotes growth within the framework of an ecologically sustainable development.

• The National Chemicals Inspectorate (KemI)

  The National Chemicals Inspectorate (KemI) works to prevent damage to people and the environment caused by chemical and biotechnological products. The vision is for future generations to be able to live healthily in a good environment in a sustainable society.
  

• The Board of the Swedish Nuclear Waste Fund (Kärnavfallsfonden)

  The Board of the Swedish Nuclear Waste Fund administers funds set aside to finance future costs for dealing with spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive waste.

• The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket)

  The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is a co-ordinator and promoter of environmental work, nationally, within the EU and internationally. The agency is responsible for producing and disseminating information in the field of the environment, it drafts proposals for objectives, strategies of measures and policy levers in environmental policy and implements environmental policy decisions. Its task is also to follow up and evaluate the environmental situation and work being undertaken on the environment, to be used as a basis for the continued development of environmental policy.

• The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)

  The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) provides climate- and waterdependent operations with background material to be used as a basis for planning and decision-making. The agency acts as a central government expert body on meteorology, hydrology and oceanography and is a resource in environmental work.
  

• The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten)

  The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has been a managing authority under the Ministry of the Environment since 1 July 2008, with national collective responsibility within the areas of radiation protection and nuclear safety.