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Norwegian Environment Agency
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The agency was created on 1 July 2013 through a merger of the <a href="/facts/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Nature_Management/XBpt61JX">Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management</a> and the <a href="/facts/Norwegian_Climate_and_Pollution_Agency/oHEHlGQh">Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="directors-general">Directors general</h2> <p>The agency's Director general is appointed by the sitting government for a six year term, which may be extended once.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/Ellen_Hambro/gsVWVFWt">Ellen Hambro</a> was the agency's first Director general, serving from its creation in 2013 until 2025.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Hilde_Singsaas/D054gPQB">Hilde Singsaas</a>, previously Director general of The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management, replaced Hambro on March 1st, 2025.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Norwegian Environment Agency Norwegian Environment Agency. Retrieved 5 October 203 (in Norwegian) <a href="http://www.miljodirektoratet.no/english/" target="_blank">http://www.miljodirektoratet.no/english/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret - Brønnøysundregistrene". w2.brreg.no. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=999601391" target="_blank">https://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=999601391</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Norwegian Environment Agency Norwegian Environment Agency. Retrieved 5 October 203 (in Norwegian) <a href="http://www.miljodirektoratet.no/english/" target="_blank">http://www.miljodirektoratet.no/english/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Ellen Hambro direktør for Miljødirektoratet". www.bygg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://www.bygg.no/personalnytt/ellen-hambro-direktor-for-miljodirektoratet/509773" target="_blank">https://www.bygg.no/personalnytt/ellen-hambro-direktor-for-miljodirektoratet/509773</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Ellen Hambro gir seg i Miljødirektoratet". Altinget.no. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://www.altinget.no/nytt-om-navn/ellen-hambro-gir-seg-i-miljoedirektoratet" target="_blank">https://www.altinget.no/nytt-om-navn/ellen-hambro-gir-seg-i-miljoedirektoratet</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>miljødepartementet, Klima-og (2024-11-08). "Hilde Singsaas blir ny direktør i Miljødirektoratet". Regjeringa.no (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2024-11-11. <a href="https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/hilde-singsaas-blir-ny-direktor-i-miljodirektoratet/id3073424/" target="_blank">https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/hilde-singsaas-blir-ny-direktor-i-miljodirektoratet/id3073424/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>