National Environment Agency (Abbreviation: NEA; Chinese: 国家环境局; Malay: Agensi Sekitaran Kebangsaan) formed on 1 July 2002, is a statutory board under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in Singapore. As a statutory board, it gives NEA greater administrative autonomy to be more nimble in the protection of the environment. Similar to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, NEA aims to protect air, land and water resources in Singapore as well as ensure high standards of public health through providing excellent environmental and meteorological services, and promoting awareness and ownership among the people, private and public (3P) sectors.
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