European Environment Agency

Access to the official webpage and the social networks

 

• Role: The EEA provides environmental information to policymakers and the public.
• Director: Hans Bruyninckx
• Partners: EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey & Switzerland
• Established in: 1990
• Number of staff: 200
• Location: Copenhagen
• Website: European Environment Agency

The EEA is an EU agency tasked with providing sound, independent information on the environment. It operates as a major information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public.

What it does

EEA’s mandate is to:

• help the EU and its member countries make informed decisions about improving the environment, integrating environmental considerations into economic policies and moving towards sustainability
• develop and coordinate Eionet, the network of national environmental bodies set up to help the agency

Who benefits

The EEA’s main stakeholders are:

• European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the EU and other EU institutions
• governments in participating countries
• NGOs
• scientific & academic communities
• business organisations
• consultancies & think tanks.

One major audience is also the general public – the agency aims to help them gain a broader understanding of environmental and climate change issues.