The Department of Environment (DoE) is moving from a division within the government to a department which has a certain amount of autonomy from central government. The vision of the DoE is to move towards an operational modality of a private sector advisory and project and program implementation entity. The Strategic Management Plan therefore outlines the path for this growth, while demonstrating the programs and projects that will add value to the environmental landscape of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Code of Ethics lays out the values and expected behaviours that will guide Department of Environment employees and contractors in their daily work. These guidelines are essential in how we work together to ensure the public’s trust in the integrity of the services we provide. The values outlined in the present code are consistent with relevant legislation, and Government policies and is available for download below.
Antigua and Barbuda is signatory to a number of Multilateral Environment instruments and environment conventions.
The Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) 2015 provided the DoE with the legal mandate to:
• Function as a department of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, with rules and regulations for the management of government resources entrusted to the DoE.
• Maintain an up-to-date national environmental policy, which includes plans and strategies for the management of climate change, pollution, water quality, air quality, watersheds and wetlands, biodiversity and traditional knowledge, protected areas, beach and coastal protection. The national policy will be used to guide interventions in the management of natural resources, physical planning and development financial strategies to sustain environmental management, as well as programming priorities for the SIRF Fund.
• Engage the public in national environmental awareness. This is to include the introduction of environmental education into the school curriculum and interventions to raise the level of awareness on environmental matters through regular media programming
• Develop and implement projects related to the rehabilitation and protection of the environment.
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