In accordance with Decree 170/2019, of 29 October, which establishes the organic structure of the Consejería para la Transición Ecológica y Sostenibilidad de la Junta de Extremadura, the Dirección General de Sostenibilidad, under the superior direction of the head of the Consejería, within the scope of the powers conferred by article 59 of Law 1/2002, of 28 February on the Gobierno y de la Administración de la Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura, will carry out the promotion, execution and control of nature and environmental conservation.
It is also responsible for programming and proposing actions in relation to protected natural areas and biodiversity. In particular, the promotion, impulse, proposal, dissemination, programming, execution, surveillance and control of environmental matters, especially nature conservation, protected areas, environmental prevention, environmental quality and climate change.
Website: www.juntaex.es/con08/