List of environmental ministries explained

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 of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources or Ministry for the Ecological Transition. 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. Sometimes these tasks are undertaken by other agencies, such as ministries of agriculture or of transport.

Following is a list of environmental ministries by country:

Algeria

• Ministry of Water Resources and Environment

Argentina

• Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development
  • National Parks Administration

Australia

States

• Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)
• Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (New South Wales)
• Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)
• Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (Queensland)
• Department of Natural Resources and Environment (Tasmania)
• Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Western Australia)

Azerbaijan

• Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

Bangladesh

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)
  • Department of Environment
  • Forest Department
  • Bangladesh Climate Change Trust
  • Bangladesh National Herbarium
  • Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI)
  • Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation
  • Bangladesh Rubber Board

Brazil

• Ministry of the Environment

Bulgaria

• Ministry of Environment and Water^[1]

Cambodia

• Ministry of Environment

Canada

National

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

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
• Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change

China, People's Republic of

Mainland China

• Ministry of Ecology and Environment

formerly Ministry of Environmental Protection (2008 - 2018)

• • National Nuclear Safety Administration
• Ministry of Natural Resources
  • (aka National Park Administration)

Hong Kong

• Environment and Ecology Bureau
  • Environmental Protection Department
  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Macau

• Secretariat for Transport and Public Works

Croatia

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

Cuba

• Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment

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
• Finnish Environment Institute

France

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

Georgia

• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture

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:
  • Agency for Renewable Resources
    • • Federal Institute for Risk Assessment others

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

Hungary

• Ministry of Environment (until 2011)
• Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for the environment since 2011

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

• Ministry of Environment and Forestry
  • Directorate General of Nature Resources and Ecosystem Conservation

Iran

• Department of Environment

Ireland

• Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
• Environmental Protection Agency

Israel

• Environmental Protection Ministry

Italy

• Ministry of the Environment (Italy)

Japan

• Ministry of the Environment

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

• Ministry of Environment

Kuwait

• Environment Public Authority

Kyrgyzstan

• Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Technical supervision
• Ministry of Agriculture
  • Department of Fisheries
  • Department of Mechanization, Innovative Technologies and Cooperation
  • Department of Pasture and Breeding Livestock
  • Plant Quarantine Department
  • Department of Organic Agriculture
  • Agricultural Crops Examination Department
  • Center for Registration and Certification of Veterinary Drugs, Feed and Feed Additives
  • Department of Chemicals, Protection and Plant Quarantine
  • "AgroSmart" Digitization and Marketing Center (State Enterprise)
  • Forest Service
  • Veterinary Service
  • Land and Water Control Service
  • Kyrgyz Agricultural Research Institute
  • Kyrgyz Research Institute of Animal Husbandry and Pasture
• Ministry of Energy

Lithuania

• Ministry of Environment

Luxembourg

• Department of Environment

Malaysia

• Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change

Mexico

• Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources
  • National Forestry Commission

Moldova

• Ministry of Environment

Myanmar

• Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry

Netherlands

• Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

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

Papua New Guinea

• Papua New Guinea Conservation & Environment Protection Authority^{[3] [4]}

Peru

• Ministry of Environment

Philippines

• Department of Environment and Natural Resources
  • Environmental Management Bureau
  • Mines and Geosciences Bureau
  • Land Management Bureau
  • Forest Management Bureau
  • Ecosystem Research Development Bureau
• Climate Change Commission

Poland

• Ministry of Environment

Portugal

• Ministry of Environment

Romania

• Ministry of Environment and Forests

Russia

• Ministry of Agriculture
  • Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision
  • Federal Agency for Fishery
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
  • Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
  • Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
  • Federal Agency of Water Resources
  • Federal Agency for Forestry
  • Federal Agency for Mineral Resources

Singapore

• Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
• National Environment Agency
• National Parks Board

South Africa

• Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development
• Department of Environment, Forestry & Fisheries

South Korea

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

Spain

• Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Sri Lanka

• Department of Wildlife Conservation, responsible for maintaining national parks, nature reserves and wildlife in wilderness areas
• Department of Forest Conservation, for maintenance of forest reserves and wilderness areas
• Ministry of Environment, specifically for Mahaweli River area

Sweden

• Ministry of the Environment (dissolved in 2022)
• Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
  • Environmental Protection Agency

Switzerland

• Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Ministry of Environment

Tanzania

• Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism

Thailand

• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)

Turkey

• Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

Uganda

• Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)

Ukraine

• Ministry of Ecology

United Kingdom

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

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 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

Alabama

• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Alaska

• Alaska Department of Natural Resources
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Arizona

• Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
• Arizona Game and Fish Department

Arkansas

• Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

California

• California Environmental Protection Agency
  • California Department of Pesticide Regulation
  • California Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • California Air Resources Board
  • California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
• California Natural Resources Agency
  • California Department of Conservation
  • California Department of Fish and Game
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
  • California Department of Parks and Recreation
  • California Department of Water Resources

Colorado

• Colorado Department of Natural Resources

Connecticut

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Delaware

• Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

District of Columbia

• Department of Energy and Environment

Florida

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Northwest Florida Water Management District
• Suwannee River Water Management District
• St. Johns River Water Management District
• Southwest Florida Water Management District
• South Florida Water Management District

Georgia

• Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Hawaii

• Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources

Idaho

• Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

Illinois

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Indiana

• Indiana Department of Environmental Management
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Iowa

• Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Kansas

• Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Environment

Kentucky

• Kentucky Department for Natural Resources
• Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection

Louisiana

• Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
• Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Maine

• Maine Department of Environmental Protection
• Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
• Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Maryland

• Maryland Department of Natural Resources
• Maryland Department of the Environment

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)
  • Coastal Zone Management
  • Water Resources Commission
  • Massachusetts Environmental Police
  • Office of Grants and Technical Assistance
    • Division of Conservation Services
    • Massachusetts Environmental Trust
    • Office of Technical Assistance and Technology
  • Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration
• Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
  • Division of Agricultural Conservation and Tech Assistance
  • Division of Agricultural Markets
  • Division of Animal Health
  • Division of Crop and Pest Services
• Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Division of State Parks (MassParks)
  • Division of Water Supply Protection
• Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
• Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game
  • Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife)
  • Division of Marine Fisheries
  • Division of Ecological Restoration
  • Office of Fishing and Boating Access

Michigan

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota

• Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• University of Minnesota Extension Service

Mississippi

• Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

Missouri

• Missouri Department of Conservation
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Montana

• Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

Nebraska

• Nebraska Department of Natural Resources

Nevada

• Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

New Jersey

• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry

New Mexico

• New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources
• New Mexico Environment Department

New York

• Adirondack Park Agency
• Hudson River Valley Greenway
• New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

North Carolina

• North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

North Dakota

• North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality

Ohio

• Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Oregon

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• Oregon Department of Forestry
• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Oregon Department of Water Resources
• Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management#The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)

South Carolina

• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

South Dakota

• South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Tennessee

• Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
• Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Texas

• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Utah

• Utah Department of Environmental Quality
• Utah Department of Natural Resources
  • Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry,Fire and State Lands
  • Utah Office of Energy Development
    • • Utah Public Lands
        • • • • Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Vermont

• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
  • Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Virginia

• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Virginia Department of Forestry
• Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Washington (state)

• Washington State Department of Ecology
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources

West Virginia

• West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
• West Virginia Division of Forestry
• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wyoming

• Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Interstate agencies

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
• Great Lakes Commission
• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
• Northwest Power and Conservation Council
• Red River Compact Commission
• Susquehanna River Basin Commission
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
• Yellowstone River Compact Commission

See also

US Federal environmental agencies

• Council on Environmental Quality
• Department of Agriculture, including the USFS
• Department of Defense
• Department of Energy
• Department of the Interior, including the BLM, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, USGS
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Drought Policy Commission (defunct)

Territory

• Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Uruguay

• Ministry of Environment

Venezuela

• Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Yemen

• Ministry of Water and Environment (Yemen)

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.moew.government.bg/ Ministry of Environment and Water (Bulgaria).
2. http://www.eeaa.gov.eg/ Ministry of Environment, Egypt
3. Web site: Department of Environment and Conservation in Papua New Guinea . . 22 November 2020.
4. Web site: Papua New Guinea Conservation & Environment Protection Authority . pngcepa.com . 23 November 2020.