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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, or Department of Natural Resources. 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:
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
- Federal
- States
- Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)
- Department of Environment and Science (Queensland)
- Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Victoria)
- Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (New South Wales)
- Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania)
- Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Western Australia)
Azerbaijan
Brazil
Bulgaria
- Ministry of Environment and Water[1]
Cambodia
Canada
- National
- Provincial
- Department of Environment and Local Government (New Brunswick)
- Manitoba Environment, Climate and Parks
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Quebec)
- Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Fight Against Climate Change
China, People's Republic of
Mainland China
- Ministry of Ecology and Environment
- formerly Ministry of Environmental Protection (2008–2018)
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration (aka National Park Administration)
Hong Kong
Macau
Croatia
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)
El Salvador
Finland
France
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning
- Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Georgia
Germany
- Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) with:
- Umweltbundesamt (UBA) — the German Environment Agency, which provides scientific support
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- Bundesamt für kerntechnische Entsorgungssicherheit - the German agency for nuclear safety
- Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
- Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) with:
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
- Environmental Protection Agency
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Kuwait
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
- National
- States
Norway
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Singapore
South Africa
- Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development
- Department of Environment, Forestry & Fisheries
South Korea
Spain
- Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation
- Ministry of Forest and Water Management
Ukraine
United Kingdom
England
- Environment Agency (protection and regulation)
- Forestry Commission
- 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)
- Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland), dissolved 2016
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 Department of Defense
- United States Department of Energy
- United States Department of the Interior
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- State
- Territory
Uruguay
Venezuela
See also
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- Environment minister
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- 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.
- ^ Ministry of Environment, Egypt
- ^ "Department of Environment and Conservation in Papua New Guinea". Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea Conservation & Environment Protection Authority". pngcepa.com. Retrieved 23 November 2020.