The Core Business Aims of the Environment Division

Our core business aims are:

1. To deliver effective and proportionate environmental and agricultural regulatory regimes to ensure that the management of the Island’s natural resources is environmentally and economically sustainable.

2. To review Jersey’s performance against EU legislation and standards and bring forward proposals to address serious deficiencies, notably where the state of the environment has been damaged by human activity e.g. contaminated land, air quality and risks from an altered climate.

3.To manage the Island’s habitats, species and special places, basing actions on the results of sound research, scientific survey, surveillance and monitoring and by encouraging the development of low impact approaches for both Agriculture and Fisheries.

4. To develop and implement a comprehensive suite of policies that will re-invigorate the rural economy, increase public access to the coast and countryside in a sensitive and appropriate manner, and reduce dependence on central government support.

5. To provide Weather Services to the Channel Islands' communities and to provide dedicated (specialised) Weather Services to meet the needs of the agriculture, commercial, construction and health industries etc.

6. To develop and implement policies to improve awareness of environmental issues amongst the States, States Departments, the business community, non governmental organisations and the public in order to enthuse people to take action in problem areas such as energy, waste and water.

7. To contribute to the development of fiscal policies such as charges and other economic instruments to ensure the delivery of relevant environmental goals – such as improved air quality, reduced waste arisings and lower water demand.