List of environmental ministries

"Ministry of Natural Resources" redirects here. For other uses, see Ministry of Natural Resources (disambiguation).

See also: List of supranational environmental agencies

An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, Department of the Environment, Department for the Environment, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources, and so forth. Such agencies typically address environmental concerns such as the maintenance of environmental quality, nature preserves, the sustained use of natural resources, and prevention of pollution or contamination of the natural environment. Following is a list of environmental ministries by country:

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Australia

National

• Department of Agriculture
• Department of the Environment

States

• Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
• Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland)
• Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (New South Wales)
• Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts (Tasmania)
• Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (South Australia)
• Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland
• Department of Primary Industries and Water (Tasmania)
• Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria)

Azerbaijan

• Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

Bangladesh

• Ministry of Environment and Forests (Bangladesh)

Brazil

• Ministry of the Environment (Brazil)
  • Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources

Bulgaria

• Ministry of Environment and Water

Cambodia

• Ministry of Environment (Cambodia)

Canada

National

• Environment Canada
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Natural Resources Canada

Provincial

• Manitoba Conservation
• Department of Environment and Local Government (New Brunswick)
• Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)
• Ministry of Natural Resources (Ontario)
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife (Quebec)
• Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks (Quebec)

China

• Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China
  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong
  • Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong

Croatia

• Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning
• Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism

Denmark

• Ministry of Climate and Energy
• Ministry of Environment
  • Danish Forest and Nature Agency
  • Danish Geodata Agency

France

• Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning
• Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy

Finland

• Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency
• Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority

Georgia

• Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
• Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection

Germany

• Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
• Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

Greece

• Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change

Iceland

• Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources

India

• Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
  • Central Pollution Control Board
  • Indian Forest Service

Indonesia

• Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation

Iran

• Department of Environment

Ireland

• Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
• Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
• Environmental Protection Agency

Israel

• Environmental Protection Ministry

Japan

• Ministry of the Environment

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

• Ministry of Environment

Malaysia

• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Mexico

• Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources
  • National Forestry Commission of Mexico

Myanmar

• Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry

Netherlands

• Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

New Zealand

• Department of Conservation
• Ministry for Primary Industries
• Ministry for the Environment

Nicaragua

• Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources

Nigeria

National

• Federal Ministry of Environment
• Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

States

• Rivers State Ministry of Environment

Norway

• Ministry of Agriculture and Food
• Ministry of the Environment
  • Climate and Pollution Agency
  • Directorate for Nature Management

Pakistan

• Ministry of Environment

Peru

• Ministry of Environment

Philippines

• Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Poland

• Ministry of the Environment

Portugal

• Ministry of Environment

Romania

• Ministry of Environment and Forests

Russia

• Ministry of Agriculture
  • Aerial Forest Protection Service
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Singapore

• Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
• National Environment Agency
• Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore

South Africa

• Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Department of Environmental Affairs
• Department of Water Affairs
• South African National Parks

South Korea

• Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Ministry of Environment

Spain

• Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Sri Lanka

• Ministry of Agrarian Services and Wildlife
  • Department of Wildlife Conservation
• Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
  • Department of Forest Conservation

Sweden

• Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
• Ministry of the Environment
  • Environmental Protection Agency
• Swedish Chemicals Agency

Switzerland

• Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

Taiwan

• Environmental Protection Administration

Tanzania

• Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism

Thailand

• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Turkey

• Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
• Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation
• Ministry of Forest and Water Management

Ukraine

• Ministry of Ecology

United Kingdom

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and its predecessors:
  • Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) under the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997 - 2001)
  • Department of the Environment (DoE) under the Secretary of State for the Environment (1970 - 1997)
• Department of Energy and Climate Change

England

• English Heritage
• Environment Agency
• Natural England

Scotland

• Historic Scotland
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
• Scottish Natural Heritage

Wales

• Cadw
• Countryside Council for Wales
• Environment Agency Wales
• Natural Resources Wales

Northern Ireland

• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
  • Northern Ireland Environment Agency

United States

National

• Council on Environmental Quality
• United States Department of Agriculture
  • United States Forest Service
• United States Department of Defense
• United States Department of Energy
• United States Department of the Interior
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • United States Geological Survey
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service
• United States Environmental Protection Agency

State

Main article: List of environmental agencies in the United States

Territory

• Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Uruguay

• Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment

Venezuela

• Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

See also

• Environment minister
• List of agriculture ministries
• List of environmental organizations
• List of forestry ministries
• List of ministers of the environment
• List of ministers of climate change