NERI's tasks and Visions

The object of NERI's work is to help fulfil the Government's goal of an environmental policy based on knowledge. The Statutory Order governing NERI assigns the Institute responsibility for "research, consultancy services, monitoring and information activities within the environment and nature areas, including the atmospheric environment, the environment and nature in inland and marine waters, the terrestrial environment and nature, as well as concerning the relationships between society's activities and the state of the environment and nature".

	Research
	Monitoring
	Consultancy
	Dissemination of information
	International co-operation
	Strategy 2000-2003
	Vision
	Annual reports

Monitoring
NERI undertakes monitoring in order to evaluate the effect of political/administrative measures and to provide an overview of developments in order to facilitate the early identification of environmental problems.

Consultancy
NERI serves as scientific advisor to the Danish Parliament and the Ministry of the Environment, as well as to other public authorities, private organisations and enterprises. The advice is provided in the form of analyses, reports and replies to inquiries, as well as through the participation of NERI staff in various commissions and committees.

Dissemination of information
NERI targets dissemination of its research and monitoring findings primarily through NERI's homesite, but also through various channels ranging from scientific papers in international journals, to scientific reports and technical instructions, to popular scientific articles and reports in the mass media.
In addition, NERI disseminates knowledge through participation in meetings and symposia.

International co-operation
NERI participates intensively in international research projects funded at the international level (EU, Nordic Council of Ministers, etc.), and is involved in the work of the European Environment Agency (EEA) as the Danish National Focal Point. Moreover, NERI is involved in tasks concerning transboundary environmental problems relating to air pollution, the Arctic environment, tropical rain forests, etc. Finally, NERI participates in professional committees and commissions under the EU and a number of other international organisations.