Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico
Department overview
FormedJune 20, 1972; 52 years ago (1972-06-20)
Preceding Department
  • Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources
TypeExecutive department
JurisdictionPuerto Rico
HeadquartersSan Juan, PR
Employees1,096
Department executive
Child agencies
  • Natural Resources Administration
  • Solid Wastes Authority (ADS)
Key documents
Websitehttp://drna.pr.gov/
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The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) (Spanish: Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico) is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico tasked with protecting, conserving, developing, and managing the natural and environmental resources in Puerto Rico.[1][2] As of April 2022 the current interim Secretary is Anaí Rodríguez after the resignation of Rafael A. Machargo.[3] As of November 2020 the department has 1,096 employees.[4]

  1. ^ "Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA)". Government of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ley Orgánica del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales" (PDF). Government of Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "La secretaria interina del DRNA acepta que hubo "crímenes ambientales" en bahía Jobos en Salinas" [The interim secretary of DRNA accepts there was environmental crimes in Bay of Jobos in Salinas]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. ^ "El DRNA se quedaría sin la mitad de sus empleados si se pone en vigor la Ley 80". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-08-22.