Danish Nature Agency
The Danish Nature Agency, called Naturstyrelsen in Danish, is part of the Ministry of Environment. It handles nature conservation and forestry, and runs the state-owned forests and other areas managed by the ministry. The agency also guides government planning decisions and administers planning law for regional planning.
The agency operates under government orders, specifically Order no. 963 (2004) and Order no. 1485 (2005). In 2005, the agency re-evaluated its values and chose five guiding values for its work.
From January 1, 2007, Denmark’s state forests were organized into 19 districts called State Forest Districts, overseen by the agency. State forest land includes forests plus lakes, rivers, bogs, meadows, beaches, dunes and heaths. The total state forest area is 192,000 hectares (about 1,920 square kilometers), roughly 4% of Denmark’s land. About 109,000 hectares are wooded.
On January 1, 2008, the 19 districts were replaced by 19 local units.
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