Italian Ministry of Environment - Department for Environmental Research and Development - Sector: Global Environment, International and Regional Conventions
promotion of programs and projects for sustainable development
support to the Ministry within the interministerial committees for economic programming
accounting, environmental tax system
promotion of initiatives for employment in the environmental field and of agreements with single or associated enterprises aimed at sustainable development
information to and relations with citizens and public and private institutions about environmental protection matters
promotion of environmental research
reporting on the status of the environment to the Parliament
environmental education and training
management of the central environmental documentation library and promotion of all national and international initiatives for relevant data, texts and documents acquisition
operational coordination of the Ministry participation to the international conventions, protocols, directives etc. committees; to the environmental UN program (UNEP), the economic commission for Europe (ECE-ONU), the organisation for cooperation and economic development (OCSE) and the EU, in agreement with the other specific general Departments
coordination of public administrations and Italian enterprises participation to financial mechanisms and international cooperation in the environmental field
relations with other Departments as far as international environmental protection is concerned
