Ministry of Forests and Environment explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Forests and Environment
Nativename:वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय
Jurisdiction:Government of Nepal
Headquarters:Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Motto:निजामती कर्मचारीको प्रतिवद्धता: पारदर्शिता र चुस्तता
Minister1 Name:Aain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri
Minister1 Pfo:Minister
Deputyminister1 Name:Rupa Bishwakarma[1]
Deputyminister1 Pfo:Minister of State

The Ministry of Forests and Environment (Nepali: वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the conservation of forests and managing the environment in the country.[2] Its main purposes are to enhance sustainable growth of the forest and water sectors and to manage the biodiversity, flora and fauna and also to increase the development of forest related enterprises in order to combat poverty throughout the rural areas of Nepal.[3]

History

Throughout its history, the ministry had several different names and portfolios. Under the Koirala cabinet[4] and the first Oli cabinet, it was the Ministry of Forests. In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet,[5] the portfolio of the ministry was changed from Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation to Ministry of Forests and Environment.[6]

Organisational structure

Two departments serve under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work:[7]

Former Ministers of Forests and Environment

This is a list of former Ministers of Forests and Soil Conservation since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

Name Party Assumed officeLeft officePortfolio
1Mahesh Acharya[8] 25 February 2014 Minister for Forests
2Agni Sapkota[9] 19 October 2015
3Shankar Bhandari[10] 26 August 2016 31 May 2017Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation
47 June 2017 11 September 2017
5Bikram Pandey[11] 11 September 2017 15 February 2018
6Shakti Bahadur Basnet[12] 16 March 2018 25 December 2020Minister for Forests and Environment
725 December 20204 June 2021 Minister for Forests and Environment
810 June 202122 June 2021 Minister for Forests and Environment
9Krishna Gopal Shrestha24 June 202112 July 2021 Minister for Forests and Environment
10Ram Sahaya Yadav8 October 20214 July 2022 Minister for Forests and Environment
11Pradeep Yadav (Nepalese politician)4 August 202214 October 2022 Minister for Forests and Environment
12Birendra Prasad Mahato24 May 2023 Minister for Forests and Environment

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Three ministers of state sworn in . 2024-08-03 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  2. Web site: Ministry of Forests and Environment. Government of Nepal. 28 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Objectives. Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation. 26 October 2017. Nepali.
  4. Web site: Meet the new cabinet of ministers. Nepali Times. 1 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Nepal's Prime Minister KP Oli Expands Cabinet, Inducts 9 New Ministers. NDTV. 1 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Government restructuring its ministries. República. 20 April 2018. 2 March 2018.
  7. Web site: Organization Chart. Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation. 26 October 2017. Nepali.
  8. Web site: Meet the new cabinet of ministers. Nepali Times. 1 October 2017.
  9. Web site: Nepal's Prime Minister KP Oli Expands Cabinet, Inducts 9 New Ministers. NDTV. 1 November 2017.
  10. Web site: 13 new ministers take oath from President. The Himalayan Times. 12 October 2017.
  11. Web site: Newly appointed ministers sworn in. The Himalayan Times. 12 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Council of Ministers. Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Minister. 5 March 2019.