National Institute for Environmental Studies
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The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES:国立環境研究所, Kokuritsu-Kankyō kenkyūjo) was established in 1974 as a focal point for environmental research in Japan. In 2001 it became an Independent Administrative Institution
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NIES is organised into eight centers, each of which is subdivided into a further number of sections responsible for different specializations within the broader field to which they belong.
The eight centers are responsible for research in eight different fields, with programs dedicated to these research areas.
November 1971 NIES Founding Committee established
March 1974 National Institute for Environmental Studies established
April 1985 Emperor Showa visits NIES
July 1990 Restructuring of NIES to include global environmental research
October 1990 Center for Global Environmental Research established
January 2001 Environment Agency becomes Ministry of the Environment.
Waste Management Division established at NIES
April 2001 NIES established as an incorporated administrative agency.
First five-year plan (2001–2005) commences
List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)
Independent Administrative Institution
An Incorporated Administrative Agency or in lay terms an Independent Administrative Corporation or Independent Administrative Institution is a newly designed type of legal body for Japanese governmental organizations regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998...
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NIES is organised into eight centers, each of which is subdivided into a further number of sections responsible for different specializations within the broader field to which they belong.
The eight centers are responsible for research in eight different fields, with programs dedicated to these research areas.
History
July 1971 Environment Agency establishedNovember 1971 NIES Founding Committee established
March 1974 National Institute for Environmental Studies established
April 1985 Emperor Showa visits NIES
July 1990 Restructuring of NIES to include global environmental research
October 1990 Center for Global Environmental Research established
January 2001 Environment Agency becomes Ministry of the Environment.
Waste Management Division established at NIES
April 2001 NIES established as an incorporated administrative agency.
First five-year plan (2001–2005) commences
List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)