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 of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources or Ministry for the Ecological Transition. 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. 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 Ministry of Water Resources and Environment
Argentina Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development National Parks Administration
Australia Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
States Department for Environment and Water (South Australia) Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (New South Wales) Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria) Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (Queensland) Department of Natural Resources and Environment (Tasmania) Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Western Australia)
Azerbaijan Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
Bangladesh Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh) Department of Environment Forest Department Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Bangladesh National Herbarium Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Bangladesh Rubber Board
Brazil Ministry of the Environment
Bulgaria Ministry of Environment and WaterMinistry of Environment and Water (Bulgaria). Accessed: 17 November 2014.
Cambodia Ministry of Environment
Canada National Environment and Climate Change Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada Natural Resources Canada
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 National Ministry of Ecology and Environment formerly Ministry of Environmental Protection (2008–2018) National Nuclear Safety Administration Ministry of Natural Resources (aka National Park Administration)
Hong Kong Environment and Ecology Bureau Environmental Protection Department Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Macau Secretariat for Transport and Public Works
Croatia Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection
Cuba Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism
Denmark Ministry of Climate and Energy Ministry of Environment Danish Forest and Nature Agency Danish Geodata Agency
Egypt Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Environment, Egypt
El Salvador Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
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 Bundesamt für kerntechnische Entsorgungssicherheit - the German agency for nuclear safety Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) with: Agency for Renewable Resources Federal Institute for Risk Assessment others
Greece Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
Guatemala Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
Honduras Secretariat of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines
Hungary
Ministry of Environment (until 2011) Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for the environment since 2011
Iceland Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources
India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Central Pollution Control Board Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Indian Forest Service Department of Environment (Kerala) Department of Environment and Forests (Tamil Nadu)
Indonesia Ministry of Environment
Iran Department of Environment
Ireland Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Department of the Climate, Energy and the Environment Environmental Protection Agency
Israel Environmental Protection Ministry
Italy Ministry of the Environment (Italy)
Japan Ministry of the Environment
Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Ministry of Environment
Kuwait Environment Public Authority
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 Ministry of Environment
Luxembourg Department of Environment
Malaysia Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Department of Environment
Maldives Ministry of Tourism and Environment Environmental Protection Agency
Mexico Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources National Forestry Commission National Institute of Ecology & Climate Change Agency of Security, Energy & Environment National Water Commission Federal Prosecutor Office for Environmental Protection National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity National Commission of Natural Protected Areas Secretariat of Agriculture & Rural Development National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries National Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research
Moldova
Ministry of Environment
Myanmar Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry
Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
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 Rivers State Ministry of Environment
Norway Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ministry of the Environment Climate and Pollution Agency Directorate for Nature Management
Pakistan Ministry of Environment
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Conservation & Environment Protection Authority
Peru
Ministry of Environment
Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Management Bureau Mines and Geosciences Bureau Land Management Bureau Forest Management Bureau Ecosystem Research Development Bureau Climate Change Commission
Poland Ministry of Environment
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
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment National Environment Agency National Parks Board
Somalia
Federal Government of Somalia
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Government of Puntland
Ministry of Environment, Range and Climate Change
Government of Somaliland
Ministry of Environment and Rural Development
South Africa Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development Department of Environment, Forestry & Fisheries
South Korea Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Environment
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) Ministry of Climate and Enterprise Environmental Protection Agency
Switzerland Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Environment
Tanzania Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Thailand Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)
Turkey Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)
Ukraine Ministry of Ecology
United Kingdom England
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
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 (environmental protection and conservation) Department for Communities (monuments and buildings)
Scotland
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Historic Environment Scotland (monuments and buildings) NatureScot (conservation) Scottish Environment Protection Agency (protection and regulation)
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 Forest Service United States Department of Defense United States Department of Energy United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Park Service United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States Geological Survey United States Environmental Protection Agency
Alabama Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Alaska Alaska Department of Natural Resources Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Arizona Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arkansas Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
California
California Environmental Protection Agency California Department of Pesticide Regulation California Department of Toxic Substances Control California Air Resources Board California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery California Natural Resources Agency California Department of Conservation California Department of Fish and Game