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The Directorate-General for the Environment (DG Environment) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, responsible for the European Union policy area of the environment. In February 2010, departments relating to climate change were split off from the environment, industry and external relations DGs to form the ''DG Climate Action''. ==Mission== The DG's main role is to initiate and define new environmental legislation and to ensure that measures, which have been agreed, are actually put into practice in the member states of the European Union. The overall mission statement for 2005 is: "Protecting, preserving and improving the environment for present and future generations, and promoting sustainable development". The mission statement is divided into the following sub-statements:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Environment DG Information Brochure )〕 * To maintain and improve the quality of life through a high level of protection of our natural resources, effective risk assessment and management and the timely implementation of Community legislation. * To foster resource-efficiency in production, consumption and waste-disposal measures. * To integrate environmental concerns into other EU policy areas. * To promote growth in the EU that takes account of the economic, social and environmental needs both of our citizens and of future generations. * To address the global challenges facing us notably combating climate change and the international conservation of biodiversity. * To ensure that all policies and measures in the above areas are based on a multi-sectoral approach, involve all stakeholders in the process and are communicated in an effective way. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Directorate-General for the Environment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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