At the Ministry of Climate and the Environment, Urszula Zielińska supervises the Department of Nature Conservation and the Department of Strategy and Climate Resilience. The institutions responsible for the nature conservation system are also subject to supervision: national parks, the General Directorate for Environmental Protection and its regional directorates.

The merger of both departments into a single division is intended to translate nature conservation efforts into strengthening Poland’s resilience to the effects of climate change. The Chief Conservation Officer’s priority will be the restoration of natural resources: wetlands, peatlands and the renaturalisation of rivers, which help to mitigate the effects of drought and heat waves.

Since 22 December 2023, Urszula Zielińska has been responsible, among others, for energy and climate strategy, climate change adaptation and renewable energy sources within the ministry. During this period, the Ministry drafted the Act on urban adaptation plans, the “National Energy and Climate Plan 2030” and the amendment to the Act on Offshore Wind Farms, facilitating the implementation of the auction system for offshore wind energy on the Polish Baltic Sea. The amendment to the Act on Renewable Energy Sources passed by the Sejm last week establishes thw framework for the development of the biomethane market.

Nature conservation is one of the cornerstones of Poland’s climate security. The restoration of wetlands, peatlands and natural rivers increases the country’s resilience to drought and heatwaves, whilst also protecting biodiversity. I will work to ensure that these measures have specific deadlines and funding

- said Urszula Zielińska.

Urszula Zielińska graduated in management and marketing from the Kozminski University in Warsaw. Since 2019, she has served as a Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland for the 9th and 10th terms. During the 9th term of the Sejm, she served on the Committee on Energy, Climate and State Assets and on the Committee on Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry. Before being elected to Parliament, she worked in the private sector for international companies in Poland, Germany and the United Kingdom. She speaks English and German fluently. He has held the position of the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Climate and Environment since 22 December 2023.