List of environmental ministries
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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 for the Environment, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources, and so forth. 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. Following is a list of environmental ministries by country:
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Contents
- 1 Australia
- 2 Azerbaijan
- 3 Bangladesh
- 4 Brazil
- 5 Bulgaria
- 6 Cambodia
- 7 Canada
- 8 China
- 9 Croatia
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 11 Denmark
- 12 France
- 13 Finland
- 14 Georgia
- 15 Germany
- 16 Greece
- 17 Iceland
- 18 India
- 19 Indonesia
- 20 Iran
- 21 Ireland
- 22 Israel
- 23 Japan
- 24 Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
- 25 Malaysia
- 26 Mexico
- 27 Myanmar
- 28 Netherlands
- 29 New Zealand
- 30 Nicaragua
- 31 Nigeria
- 32 Norway
- 33 Pakistan
- 34 Peru
- 35 Philippines
- 36 Poland
- 37 Portugal
- 38 Romania
- 39 Russia
- 40 Singapore
- 41 South Africa
- 42 South Korea
- 43 Spain
- 44 Sri Lanka
- 45 Sweden
- 46 Switzerland
- 47 Taiwan
- 48 Tanzania
- 49 Thailand
- 50 Turkey
- 51 Ukraine
- 52 United Kingdom
- 53 United States
- 54 Uruguay
- 55 Venezuela
- 56 See also
- 57 References
Australia[edit]
- National
- States
- Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
- Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland)
- Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (New South Wales)
- Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts (Tasmania)
- Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (South Australia)
- Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland
- Department of Primary Industries and Water (Tasmania)
- Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria)
Azerbaijan[edit]
Bangladesh[edit]
Brazil[edit]
Bulgaria[edit]
- Ministry of Environment and Water[1]
Cambodia[edit]
Canada[edit]
- National
- Provincial
- Manitoba Conservation
- Department of Environment and Local Government (New Brunswick)
- Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)
- Ministry of Natural Resources (Ontario)
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife (Quebec)
- Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks (Quebec)
China[edit]
- Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong
- Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong
Croatia[edit]
Democratic Republic of the Congo[edit]
Denmark[edit]
France[edit]
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning
- Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Finland[edit]
Georgia[edit]
Germany[edit]
- Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Greece[edit]
Iceland[edit]
India[edit]
Indonesia[edit]
Iran[edit]
Ireland[edit]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
- Environmental Protection Agency
Israel[edit]
Japan[edit]
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)[edit]
Malaysia[edit]
Mexico[edit]
Myanmar[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
New Zealand[edit]
Nicaragua[edit]
Nigeria[edit]
- National
- States
Norway[edit]
Pakistan[edit]
Peru[edit]
Philippines[edit]
Poland[edit]
Portugal[edit]
Romania[edit]
Russia[edit]
Singapore[edit]
- Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
- National Environment Agency
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
South Africa[edit]
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Department of Environmental Affairs
- Department of Water Affairs
- South African National Parks
South Korea[edit]
Spain[edit]
Sri Lanka[edit]
Sweden[edit]
- Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
- Ministry of the Environment
- Swedish Chemicals Agency
Switzerland[edit]
Taiwan[edit]
Tanzania[edit]
Thailand[edit]
Turkey[edit]
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation
- Ministry of Forest and Water Management
Ukraine[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and its predecessors:
- Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) under the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997 - 2001)
- Department of the Environment (DoE) under the Secretary of State for the Environment (1970 - 1997)
- Department of Energy and Climate Change
England[edit]
Scotland[edit]
- Historic Scotland
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
- Scottish Natural Heritage
Wales[edit]
Northern Ireland[edit]
United States[edit]
- 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
- State
Main article: List of environmental agencies in the United States
- Territory
Uruguay[edit]
Venezuela[edit]
See also[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Environmental 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[edit]
- ^ Ministry of Environment and Water (Bulgaria). Accessed: 17 November 2014.
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