​Study applications for environmental permits for establishments, projects and activities, conduct the necessary inspection to issue permits for them, and follow up on their validity period.

Prepare the specifications, conditions and environmental requirements that establishments, projects and activities must implement, to ensure the protection of the environment.

Assess the environmental status of existing facilities, for the purpose of issuing an environmental permit for them.

Review and evaluate environmental impact assessment studies, and studies of environmental risks, and what is similar, with regard to facilities, projects and activities, and issue approvals in their regard.

Review and evaluate studies related to the strategic environmental assessment, and issue approvals for them in relation to policies, plans, programs and what is similar.

Supervise the application of environmental impact assessment and environmental sustainability.

Cooperate with the competent authorities to develop, define and interpret environmental specifications and standards, and prepare frameworks and explanatory notes related to them.

Review the documents of terms of reference and scope of work for studies and plans.

Lay the foundations and requirements for evaluating environmental consultants and contractors for the purposes of registration and accreditation.

Receive and evaluate the requests of environmental consultants and contractors submitted for the purposes of registration and accreditation, issue a recommendation thereon, follow up on the companies’ performance periodically, and issue their lists.

Issue environmental approvals related to environmental impact assessment studies.

Issue operating permits for facilities after ensuring that they meet the environmental conditions and requirements.

Follow-up plans to correct the conditions of establishments for the purpose of issuing operating permits.