List of environmental ministries

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:

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 Forest

Brazil

• Ministry of the Environment
  • Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources

Bulgaria

• Ministry of Environment and Water^[1]

Cambodia

• Ministry of Environment

Canada

National

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

Provincial

• Department of Environment and Local Government (New Brunswick)
• Manitoba Conservation
• 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

Egypt

• Ministry of Environment^[2]

El Salvador

• Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources

Finland

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

France

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

Georgia

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

Germany

• Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)
• Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMEL)
• Umweltbundesamt (UBA) — the German Environment Agency, which provides scientific support to several related ministries

Greece

• Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change

Guatemala

• Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources

Honduras

• Secretariat of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines

Iceland

• Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources

India

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • Central Pollution Control Board
  • Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
  • 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 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 the Environment
• Ministry for Primary Industries

Nicaragua

• Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources

Nigeria

National

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

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

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

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 (Thailand)

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)
  • Forestry Commission
• Department of Energy and Climate Change

England

• Environment Agency (protection and regulation)
• Historic England (monuments and buildings)
• Natural England (conservation)

Northern Ireland

• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
  • Northern Ireland Environment Agency (protection, conservation, and monuments and buildings)

Scotland

• Historic Environment Scotland (monuments and buildings)
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (protection and regulation)
• Scottish Natural Heritage (conservation)

Wales

• Cadw (monuments and buildings)
• Natural Resources Wales (environmental protection and conservation)

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 Fish and Wildlife Service
  • United States Geological Survey
• United States Environmental Protection Agency

State

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Environmental ministries.

• 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