Generalitat de Catalunya

One of the most important challenges faced by modern societies is the desire to develop without harming the delicate natural balance. This chapter focuses on information relating to issues such as the protection of animals, the atmosphere, the countryside and the management of resources such as water and energy.

• Environmental Information Office
• Environmental Documentation Centre
• Environmental agencies and public participation
• Environmental legislation
• Ramon Margalef Ecology and Environmental Sciences Prize
• Guided tour of the environment

• Catalan Water Agency
• Ter – Llobregat Waters

• Atmosphere
• Catalan Meteorological Service

• Renewable energies
• Catalan Energy Institute
• 2006-2015 Energy Plan

• Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production
• Business and the environment

• Hunting
• Environmental cartography
• Conservation and the use of nature
• Fauna and animal protection
• Forestry management
• Landscape policy
• Landscape Observatory of Catalonia
• Parks of Catalonia
• Fishing
• Forest fire prevention
• Information System on Natural Heritage

• Evaluation of environmental impacts
• Integral Intervention of the Environmental Administration
• Organic products and eco-services
• Environmental control agencies
• Environmental quality (atmospheric, noise, light, smell pollution)
• Environmental management systems (EMAS)

• Catalan Waste Agency
• Catalan Recycling Centre

• Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS)
• Sustainability
• Environmental education
• Climate change
• Sustainable and Safe Mobility
• Sustainability Directory