Environment Brussels

Environment Brussels is the environment and energy administration in the Brussels-Capital Region.

Its missions:

• Study, monitor, and manage air, water, soil, waste, noise, nature (parks and biodiversity);
• Issue environment permits, monitor compliance with them. Furthermore, it helps Brussels authorities and companies draw up environment plans.
• Develop and support environmental education projects in Brussels schools, participate in meetings and negotiations in Belgium and overseas, etc.;
• Develop activities in the field of eco-construction and links between health and the environment.

Services:

Environment permits and inspection:

• grant environment permits, accreditations and certificates
• control compliance with environmental legislation

Information and awareness-raising:

• information about air quality in Brussels (pollumeter)
• measurements of ambient and other noises in Brussels
• information and publications about the environment and parks in Brussels
• environmental information for citizens, schools, and enterprises (Eco-dynamic Enterprise label)

Planning & support

• Drawing up of sectoral plans in particular concerning the prevention and management of waste, the fight against sound disturbances, the management of Soignes Forest, Air and Climate plans, etc.
• fitting out and management of parks (including Soignes Forest in the Brussels Region)
• help for enterprises on the subject of environmental obligations
• energy grants for the tertiary sector