Norwegian Environment Agency

The Norwegian Environment Agency (Norwegian: Miljødirektoratet) is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Climate and Environment. Its primary responsibilities are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, manage Norwegian nature, and prevent pollution. The agency has offices in Trondheim and Oslo, in addition to multiple Norwegian Nature Inspectorate local offices nationwide.^[2][3]

Norwegian Environment Agency

Miljødirektoratet
Government agency overview
Formed	July 1, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-07-01)
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Brattørkaia 15, Trondheim, Norway[1]
Employees	700 (2024)
Annual budget	4.8 billion kroner (2018)
Government agency executive	Hilde Singsaas, Director general
Parent Government agency	Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment
Website	environmentagency.no

The agency's Oslo offices.

History

The agency was created on 1 July 2013 through a merger of the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management and the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency.^[2]

Directors general

The agency's Director general is appointed by the sitting government for a six year term, which may be extended once.^[4]

Ellen Hambro was the agency's first Director general, serving from its creation in 2013 until 2025.^[5] Hilde Singsaas, previously Director general of The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management, replaced Hambro on March 1st, 2025.^[6]