Ministry of Domestic Affairs, Nature and Environment

Areas of responsibility:

• Municipalities
• Agencies in settlements
• Citizens' council in Pituffik

The Environmental and Nature Protection Agency (APA)

Areas of responsibility:

• Environmental protection
• Drinking water
• Waste management
• Particularly polluting enterprises
• Soil contamination
• Supervision of the environmental area
• Coastal marine environmental protection
• Wastewater
• Supervision of the marine environment area

Nature protection

• Nature conservation
• Management of conservation areas
• Supervision of the nature area

CITES, including issuing licences

Administration of international agreements on nature and the environment

Ilulissat Icefjord
Management Plan for the World Heritage Site of ILULISSAT ICEFJORD
This Management Plan is designed to be instrumental in preserving and promoting the special values earning Ilulissat Icefjord its World Heritage Status.
The Management Plan sets out a number of initiatives to be implemented over the coming years.