The Icelandic Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate formulates and enforces the Icelandic government policy for environmental affairs.

The ministry supervises affairs pertaining to nature in Iceland, conservation and outdoor recreation, the national parks of Iceland, climate change, energy, the protection of animals, wild-life management, conservation of cultural heritage, pollution prevention, fire prevention, weather forecasting and avalanche-protection, surveying and cartography, environmental monitoring and surveillance.