Ministry of agriculture, environment and rural areas the State of Schleswig-Holstein
Who we are
MLUR employs 310 people. Besides, it directs the State Agency for Nature and Environment, three regional agencies (in Schleswig, Kiel and Itzehoe) the Regional Office for the Wadden Sea National Park and the State’s Ornithological Station. Our staff is highly educated, motivated and technically trained; a large number of employees are scientists, engineers, lawyers and computer specialists.
What we do
Connecting economy and ecology is one of the MLUR’s main tasks. The change in trend towards an environmental policy strongly focussed on precaution shall promote a sound economic development founded on ecological innovations. We want to support the trade and industry prevailing in Schleswig-Holstein in creating integrated techniques capable to minimize resources consumption, and we want to support the agricultural sector investing in environmental protection, (animal welfare) and consumer protection.
Moreover, outstanding scope of duties is the climate protection by nature and landscape conservation. Because three-quarter of Schleswig-Holsteins frontiers are surrounded by the Elbe, the North and the Baltic Sea, it is also highly responsible for the prevention of water pollution and the protection of the seas on national and international level. The Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and rural Areas is in charge for immission control, waste management, forestry, hunting and to make economy considering ecological needs.
The State Agency for Nature and Environment (Landesamt für Natur und Umwelt - LANU) is competent to advise MLUR technically and scientifically and, moreover, has jurisdiction over the administrative handling of assignments, especially in the field of nature and landscape conservation, while enacting nature conservation areas, for the technical coverage of contaminated waste sites and the supervision of waste management facilities.
Aufgabenübersicht:
•Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft
•Entwicklung der ländlichen Räume
•Verbraucherschutz
•Küsten-, Meeres- und Hochwasserschutz
•Klima-, Natur- und Umweltschutz
•Fischerei, Forst- und Jagdwirtschaft
Contact:
Ministry of agriculture, environment and rural areas the State of Schleswig-Holstein
Mercatorstraße 3,
24106 Kiel
