Presidential Decree No. 85/14 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Environment (MINAMB).

This Presidential Decree approves the Statute of the Ministry for Environment (MINAMB). The Statute, consisting of 4 Chapters and 3 Annexes, divided into 25 articles, establishes attributions, composition and competences of the above mentioned institution, entited to designing, implementing and control the policy of the Executive related to environmental sector, in the perspective of protecting and conserving environmental quality, control on pollution, conservation areas and valorisation of natural heritage, as well as the preservation and rational use of natural resources; to guarantee the actual implementation of the National legislation; to promote trainings and education on environment, through dialogue and participation in order to a better environmental awareness; to develop environmental assessment and monitoring systems and promote its publica dissemination, etc.