The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is responsible for the following:

-Execution of national policies for the sustainable management of the environment and the preservation of biodiversity and ecosystems;

-Development, monitoring and evaluation of implementation plans for said policies;

-Sustainable management of forests, water resources, wildlife resources and the environment;

-Evaluation and monitoring of environmental and social studies of any project likely to harm the environment;

-Regulation of any activity likely to harm the environment, biodiversity, ecosystems as well as health rules;

-Development and application of standards relating to environmental sanitation;

-Creation and development of green areas and amusement parks;

-Development of standards relating to respect for the environment in the mining, quarrying and
hydrocarbon sectors;

-Regulation of hunting and fishing, if necessary in collaboration with the Ministry having Fisheries
in its attributions;

-Protection of fauna and flora;

-Promotion and coordination of any activity relating to the conservation of nature as well as the sustainable management of the environment, forest, wildlife and aquatic resources;

-Environmental monitoring and auditing of public establishments and private companies as well as
non-governmental organizations working in the environment and nature conservation sectors;

-Determination and management of ecosystems;

-Management of environmental services;

-Creation of protected areas other than strict nature reserves and proposals for the creation of the
latter;

-Creation and management of wildlife species capture stations;

-Development, extension and management of environmental education programs