National Environment Commission (Chile)
| Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | March 9, 1994 |
| Dissolved | October 1, 2010 |
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| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Parent department | Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency |
The National Environment Commission (Spanish: Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, Conama) was created on 9 March 1994 after the releasing of the Law N°19,300 under the government of Patricio Aylwin. Its first CEO was José Goñi.
On 1 October 2010, President Sebastián Piñera transformed the commission in the Ministry for the Environment.