List of forestry ministries
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A forestry ministry (also called a forestry agency, forestry department, or forest service) is a high, often cabinet-level government ministry charged with forestry. The ministry is often headed by a minister for forestry. Specific duties may relate to forest conservation, management, reforestation, education, forest protection, wildfire management, and related areas.
Forestry ministries by country
(Where a national forestry agency, forestry department, forest administration or
parastatal corporation
exists as a high-level agency within a multi-purpose ministry, it has been added to this list within parentheses.)
Country | Office | Head | |
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Albania | Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration
|
Minister of Environment, Forests and Water Administration | |
Australia | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | |
Azerbaijan | Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources | Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources | |
Bangladesh | Ministry of Environment and Forest
|
Minister of Environment and Forestry | |
Brunei | Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (Forestry Department) | Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism | |
Bulgaria | Ministry of Agriculture and Food
|
Minister of Agriculture and Food | |
Burma | Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry
|
Minister of Environmental Conservation and Forestry | |
Cambodia | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
Canada | Natural Resources Canada (Canadian Forest Service) | Minister of Natural Resources
| |
Chile | National Forest Corporation )
|
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China | State Forestry Administration )
|
Director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration | |
Colombia | Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development | Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development | |
Czech Republic | Ministry of Agriculture | Minister of Agriculture | |
Denmark | Danish Forest and Nature Agency )
|
Minister of Environment | |
DRC | Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism | Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism | |
Equatorial Guinea | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | ||
Ethiopia | Ministry of Environmental Protection and Forestry | ||
Finland | Metsähallitus | ||
France | Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Regional Planning (National Forests Office) | Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Regional Planning
| |
Georgia | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection
|
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection | |
Germany | Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
|
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
| |
India | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Indian Forest Service) (ICFRE )
|
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | |
Indonesia | Ministry of Environment and Forestry
|
Minister of Environment and Forestry | |
Iran | Ministry of Agriculture Jihad (Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands) | Minister of Agriculture Jihad | |
Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine | |
Isle of Man | Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture | Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture | |
Israel | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | ||
Italy | Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
|
||
Japan | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | ||
Kenya | Kenya Forest Service | ||
Laos | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos | |
Lithuania | Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment of Lithuania | |
North Macedonia | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy | |
Malaysia | Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
|
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
| |
Mexico | National Forestry Commission )
|
Secretary of the Environment | |
Netherlands | Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
|
Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment | |
New Zealand | Ministry for Primary Industries
Department of Conservation |
||
Nicaragua | Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
|
Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources | |
Nigeria | Federal Ministry of Agriculture
|
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North Korea | Ministry of Forestry[1] | Minister of Forestry[2] | |
Norway | Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Statskog) | Minister of Agriculture and Food | |
Pakistan | Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment | |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Forestry Authority | Ministry for Forestry | |
Peru | Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment | |
Philippines | Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Forest Management Bureau) |
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | |
Poland | Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment | |
Portugal | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
|
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development | |
Romania | Ministry of Environment and Forests
|
Minister of Environment and Forests | |
Russia | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Federal Forestry Agency) |
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment | |
South Africa | Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
South Korea | Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Korea Forest Service) |
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South Sudan | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
|
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Spain | Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment
|
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Environment | |
Sri Lanka | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Department of Forest Conservation) |
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Sweden | Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
|
Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Communications | |
Taiwan | Ministry of Agriculture (Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency) | ||
Tanzania | Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
|
Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism | |
Thailand | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Royal Forest Department) |
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment | |
Turkey | Ministry of Forest and Water Management
|
Minister of Forest and Water Management | |
United Kingdom | Nationwide | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Forestry Commission) | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
|
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
Scotland | Environment and Forestry Directorate (Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry) | Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy
| |
United States | Nationwide | United States Department of Agriculture (United States Forest Service) |
United States Secretary of Agriculture |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources | Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico | |
Venezuela | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
|
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources | |
Vietnam | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam Administration of Forestry) |
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
See also
- Central African Forest Commission
- Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (EC)
- European Forest Institute
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- International Tropical Timber Organization
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations
- List of agriculture ministries
- List of environmental ministries
- List of supranational environmental agencies
References
- ^ "Organizational Chart of North Korean Leadership" (PDF). Seoul: Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification. August 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North - NDE". Central Intelligence Agency. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.