Portuguese Environment Agency | |
Formation: | 2012 |
Native Name: | Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente |
Native Name Lang: | pt |
Type: | Government agency |
Headquarters: | Amadora, Portugal |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Nuno Lacasta |
Website: | https://apambiente.pt/ |
The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA, Portuguese: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente) is a public institute within the scope of the Portuguese Ministry of the Environment and Climate Action, responsible for the implementation of environmental policies in Portugal.[1] It was created in 2012 from the merger of several environment and hydrography-related institutions and commissions.[2]