This is what we do

• protect existing good air quality and improve poor air quality
• protect water quality and quantity
• reduce adverse effects on the environment of the use, storage and transportation of hazardous substances and disposal of wastes
• plan a safe, efficient and cost effective regional land transport system
• plan, fund and co-ordinate a public passenger transport system which is accessible and affordable
• promote efficient use of energy and encourage energy production from the most efficient and sustainable resources
• ensure safe use of the region's harbours
• protect the natural values of the region's coastal environment
• ensure land occupiers control animal and plant pests
• encourage good management practices to protect soil quality and prevent loss through induced erosion, and to safeguard landscape, ecology and heritage values
• ensure communities are prepared for civil defence emergencies
• avoid or lessen the consequences to people of natural hazards