National Environment System (SINA)
Law number 99, 1993 created the National Environmental System (SINA), which
is defined as the group of policies, norms, activities, resources, programs and
institutions which allow the development of the general principles contained in the
Colombian Political Constitution, 1991 and in Law number 99, 1993. The SINA consists of
the Ministry of the Environment, the Autonomous Regional Corporations, the Territorial
Entities, and the Research Institutes appointed by and linked to the Ministry. The
National Environmental System has the purpose of ensuring the intersectorial coordination
within the public scope of policies, plans and programs relating to the environment and
natural renewable resources.Law number 99, 1993 also creates the Research Institutes appointed by and linked to the Ministry of the Environment as technical assistance organs for the National Environmental System (SINA). The other four institutes constituted are:
- Institute of Hydrological,
Meteorological and Environmental Studies (IDEAM), whose objective is the obtaining,
analysis, study, processing and divulging of information relating to the physical
environment.
- Institute of Marine and Coastal
Research "Jose Benito Vives de Andreis" (INVEMAR) which carries out research
on the natural renewable resources and the environment of marine and coastal ecosystems.
- Amazon Institute of Scientific Research
(SINCHI) which carries out biological and social research of the amazon region.
- Institute of Pacific Environmental
Research "John von Neumann" which will carry out research on the environment
of the Pacific Coast.
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