WHAT WE DO
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Working to ensure a healthy environment for current and future generations
The Department of the Environment, Climate Change & Sustainability was established in 1997 in response to increasing interest in environmental matters throughout the community. The team consists of scientific officers, administrative officers, an environmental monitoring & feedback unit & the keepers and staff at the cemetery.
The Department deals with the whole spectrum of environmental issues, ranging from air quality & waste management to the maintenance & upkeep of planted areas, the managementof the Nature Reserve at sea & on land, & Gibraltar’s beaches. We are also responsible for monitoring contracts between the Government of Gibraltar & service providers such as the Environmental Agency, Britannia, Greenarc, the Gibraltar Veterinary Clinic & Wildlife Gibraltar.
