Environment Agency Austria (Umweltbundesamt) is a public institution which is a major European player in environmental consulting, setting standards and developing methods. The agency’s expertise paves the way for the successful implementation of EU environmental standards.
The Umweltbundesamt was established by an act of law (the Environmental Control Act) in 1985. The core tasks of the Umweltbundesamt were revised three years later when the Environmental Control Act was amended. In 1999 the Umweltbundesamt received the legal status of a limited liability company. As such it is 100% owned by the Republic of Austria, which is represented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (“Life Ministry”).
As Austria's leading organisation of experts for all environmental issues, it has been supporting EU candidate countries to set up structures in the environmental field since 1999. We are active in 21 countries in eastern, south-eastern Europe and in the Mediterranean region.
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