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An environmental ministry is a national or subnational
. 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
Argentina
Australia
- Federal
- States
- Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)
- Department of Environment and Science (Queensland)
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)
- Department of Planning and Environment (New South Wales)
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment (Tasmania)
- Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Western Australia)
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Brazil
- Ministry of the Environment
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
- 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)
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration (aka National Park Administration)
Hong Kong
Macau
- Secretariat for Transport and Public Works
Croatia
- Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning
- Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
- Ministry of Climate and Energy
- Ministry of Environment
- Danish Forest and Nature Agency
- Danish Geodata Agency
Egypt
El Salvador
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
- nuclear safety[citation needed]
- Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
- Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture(BMEL) with:
Greece
- Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
- Ministry of Environment (until 2011)[citation needed]
- Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for the environment since 2011
Iceland
India
Indonesia
- Ministry of Environment and Forestry
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
Japan
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Kuwait
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
Luxembourg
Malaysia
- Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change
Mexico
Moldova
Myanmar
- Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry
Netherlands
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
Norway
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Ministry of the Environment
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
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
Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)
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
- 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)[citation needed]
- Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
Switzerland
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tanzania
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Thailand
Turkey
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Uganda
Ukraine
- Ministry of Ecology
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
Alabama
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
California
- California Environmental Protection Agency
- 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
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
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
Hawaii
- Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
- Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Environment
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
- Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maryland
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
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
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
Ohio
Oklahoma
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
South Carolina
- South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
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)
West Virginia
- West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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
Uruguay
Venezuela
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Yemen
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Environment 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
- ^ 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.