The Ministry of environment and Rural and Marine Affairs is the Department responsible for the proposal and implementation of the policy of the Government in the fight against climate change, protection of natural heritage, biodiversity and the sea, water, rural development, agricultural, livestock and fisheries resources, and food.
For this purpose, it will assume the powers conferred to the ministries of agriculture, fisheries and food and environment, as well as which so far developed the Ministry of public works on protection in the sea.