The ORSA is the national authority responsible for regulating and monitoring compliance with laws and other legal and technical provisions regarding environmental protection in Cuba, said its Director General, Antonio Casanova.

The agency also oversees chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological safety, as well as environmental protection against pollution, taking into account the priorities of the island nation’s economic and social development.

This entity, belonging to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), prioritizes and ensures the necessary human, material, and financial resources for the various inspection bodies.

It also addresses the control and protection of species of special significance for the country’s biodiversity and the international trade of threatened species of wild fauna and flora.

Likewise, it oversees genetic resources of biological diversity, industrial chemicals, hazardous waste, and technology transfer.

This body, empowered by the Cuban government, also verifies compliance with international commitments undertaken by the Cuban state in all areas of its competence.

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