| Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation | |
| Preceding1: | Ministry of Mines |
| Preceding2: | Ministry of Environmental Conservation |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Myanmar |
| Headquarters: | Naypyidaw |
| Chief1 Name: | Khin Maung Yee |
| Chief1 Position: | Union Minister |
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (; MONREC) is a Myanmar government ministry, founded by the merger of the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry by then-president Htin Kyaw in 2016.[1]
, Myanmar possesses ten captive white elephants, which are in the custody of the Ministry's Forest Department.[2] They are kept in inhumane conditions, shackled for 22 hours a day and housed in small open-air pavilions.