List of environmental ministries
"Ministry of Natural Resources" redirects here. For other uses, see Ministry of Natural Resources (disambiguation).
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
- 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
Bangladesh
- Ministry of Environment and Forests (Bangladesh)
Brazil
Bulgaria
- Ministry of Environment and Water[1]
Cambodia
Canada
- National
- 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism
Denmark
France
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning
- Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Finland
Georgia
Germany
- Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Greece
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
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
Japan
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Malaysia
Mexico
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
- National
- Federal Ministry of Environment
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- States
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
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
Spain
Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Agrarian Services and Wildlife
- Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
Sweden
- Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
- Ministry of the Environment
- Swedish Chemicals Agency
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation
- Ministry of Forest and Water Management
Ukraine
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
Scotland
- Historic Scotland
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
- Scottish Natural Heritage
Wales
Northern Ireland
United States
- National
- State
Main article: List of environmental agencies in the United States
- Territory
Uruguay
Venezuela
See also
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- 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
References
- ↑ Ministry of Environment and Water (Bulgaria). Accessed: 17 November, 2014.
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