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
 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
)
 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
 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)
South Sudan South Sudan
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
 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)
 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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.