Norwegian Environment Agency
Kjetil Pettersson has a strong background in IT and engineering roles. Kjetil started their career as a Consulting Engineer at Ajilon Consulting in 1996, where they provided technical support and system administration for a large network. Kjetil specialized in license management, system security, and Unix-Windows storage systems during their time there. In 1999, they joined Direktoratet for naturforvaltning as a Senior Engineer, where they were responsible for the organization's application, network, and server structure. Kjetil also played a key role in planning and developing the IT strategy and implementing new core IT systems. In 2011, they moved to Miljødirektoratet (Norwegian Environment Agency) as a GIS Technical Analyst. Kjetil'sresponsibilities in this role are not specified.
Kjetil Pettersson attended the Norwegian University of Science and Technology from 1992 to 1996, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Informatics and geography.
Norwegian Environment Agency
For more than forty years, the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management (DN) and the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency (Klif) have played a key role in preserving nature, reducing pollution, and shaping Norwegian environmental policy. Effective 1 July 2013 we merged into a single agency for environmental matters, the Norwegian Environment Agency, under the Ministry of the Environment. Ellen Hambro is the director general of the Norwegian Environment Agency. The Norwegian Environment Agency is the largest agency under the Ministry of the Environment with approximately 700 employees, most of whom work at our offices in Trondheim and Oslo. The sections that are primarily responsible for nature management are located in Trondheim, while the sections that are primarily responsible for climate and pollution issues are located in Oslo. The Norwegian Nature Inspectorate (SNO) is part of the agency, with employees at more than sixty local offices. Managing Norwegian nature and preventing pollution The Norwegian Environment Agency will be instrumental in nature management and pollution control. Our functions are to monitor the state of the environment, convey environment-related information, exercise authority, oversee and guide regional and municipal authorities, collaborate with the authorities of relevant sectors, act as an expert advisor, and assist in international environmental efforts.