Environment Agency Wales is in a special position - it is an Assembly Government Sponsored Body (AGSB), while also being part of the corporate Environment Agency for England and Wales.
As an AGSB, we obtain much of our funding and direction from the Welsh Assembly Government, and report back to them. As part of the dynamic Welsh environmental sector we are able to pursue, in partnership with others, innovative solutions that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of Wales.
As part of the Environment Agency - the most powerful environmental regulator in Europe - we benefit from the resources and expertise of the larger organisation. The Agency can tackle tasks that a smaller body could not, and can take a wide view of the environment across England and Wales, and beyond.
Like the rest of the Agency, we have wide responsibilities for managing the environment:
- Acting as a champion for the environment
- Reducing pollution and enforcing pollution legislation
- Overseeing the management of waste, water resources and freshwater fisheries
- Reducing the harm caused by flooding
- Influencing others to achieve positive environmental outcomes by changing attitudes and behaviour
Through all our activities we aim to contribute to achieving sustainable development - prosperity along with a healthy, rich and diverse environment for present and future generations. To deliver this will mean some real changes to the way we live - we all need to play our part!
