Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

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Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
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Agency overview
FormedMay 15, 2008
Preceding agency
  • Netherlands Institute for Spatial Research (RPB) and Netherlands Environmental Agency (MNP)
JurisdictionMinistry of Infrastructure and Water Management
HeadquartersBezuidenhoutseweg 30, The Hague, Netherlands
Employees250
Agency executive
  • Marko Hekkert (as of January 1, 2023)
Website https://www.pbl.nl

The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (Dutch : Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving - abbr. PBL) is a Dutch research institute that advises the Dutch government on environmental policy and regional planning issues. Operating as an autonomous entity within the Dutch Government organization, specifically under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. While primarily associated with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, PBL's expertise is also sought by other government departments, including the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [1] The research fields include sustainable development, energy and climate change, biodiversity, transport, [2] land use, and air quality. It is one of three applied policy research institutes of the Dutch government, the other two being Centraal Planbureau (CPB), and The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). Since January 2023 Marko Hekkert is director of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.

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History

The PBL was created on May 15, 2008, by merging the Netherlands Environmental Agency (Dutch : Milieu- en Natuurplanbureau) (MNP) with the Netherlands Institute for Spatial Research (Dutch : Ruimtelijk Planbureau) (RPB). The English name for the new organization was borrowed from the MNP, which was part of the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) until May 1, 2005. It is currently an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (IenW, Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat).

The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency is located in The Hague [3] and employs approximately 250 people. [4]

Core Tasks

The primary functions of the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency encompass:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About PBL | PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency". www.pbl.nl. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ↑ OECD (2015-11-25). OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: The Netherlands 2015. OECD Publishing. ISBN   978-92-64-24005-6.
  3. ↑ "Contact". Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Annual report (PDF) (in Dutch). PBL. 2022.
  5. ↑ Schipper, Aafke M.; Hilbers, Jelle P.; Meijer, Johan R.; Antão, Laura H.; Benítez‐López, Ana; de Jonge, Melinda M. J.; Leemans, Luuk H.; Scheper, Eddy; Alkemade, Rob; Doelman, Jonathan C.; Mylius, Sido; Stehfest, Elke; van Vuuren, Detlef P.; van Zeist, Willem‐Jan; Huijbregts, Mark A. J. (3 November 2019). "Projecting terrestrial biodiversity intactness with GLOBIO 4". Global Change Biology. 26 (2): 760–771. doi:10.1111/gcb.14848. ISSN   1354-1013. PMC   7028079 . PMID   31680366.
  6. ↑ PBL (2016-04-25). "GLOBIO 3.5 technical model description". PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-01.


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