The Ministry of Environment (, UNGEGN: ) is a government ministry of Cambodia charged with environmental protection.
The current minister is Say Sam Al, succeeding Mok Mareth in 2013.
Ministers PortraitNameIn officePartyFromToDuration1Mok Mareth24 September 199323 September 2013CPP2Say Sam Al24 September 201322 August 2023 CPP3 Eang Sophalleth 22 August 2023 Present CPP
General DepartmentDepartmentGeneral Department of Environmental Protectionresponsible for the Ministry of Environment in managing and coordinating environmental protectionDepartment of Administration, Planning and FinanceAir Quality and Sound Management DepartmentWater Quality Management DepartmentSolid Waste Management DepartmentHazardous Substances Management DepartmentEnvironmental Impact Assessment DepartmentDepartment of Inspection and Law EnforcementLaboratoryGeneral Department of Environmental Knowledge and Informationresponsible for the Ministry of Environment in managing environmental data and directing environmental education and environmental outreach, as well as organizing important ceremonies regarding the environment.Department of Administration, Planning and FinanceDepartment of Environmental EducationDepartment of Geographic Information ServiceDepartment of Environmental Information and DisseminationRewards and Incentives DepartmentGeneral Department of Administration and Financeresponsible for the Ministry of Environment to lead, manage and coordinate general administration, personnel, finance, state property and planning.Department of AdministrationDepartment of Human ResourcesDepartment of Planning and BudgetState Property Management DepartmentDepartment of Finance and AccountingGeneral Department of Nature Protection and Conservation Administrationresponsible for the Ministry of Environment in managing and coordinating the work of biodiversity conservation and the appropriate and sustainable use of natural resources in protected areas.Department of Administration, Planning and FinanceDepartment of Conservation of the East Mekong River Protected AreaDepartment of Conservation of the Tonle Sap South Inland Protected AreaDepartment of Conservation of the Northern Tonle Sap Protected AreaFreshwater Wetland Conservation DepartmentDepartment of Marine and Coastal ConservationDepartment of Inspection and Law EnforcementGeneral Department of Local Communityresponsible for the Ministry of Environment to lead, manage and coordinate the development of local and community protected areas to contribute to the management, protection and Conservation of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems in protected areas.Department of Administration, Planning and FinanceDepartment of Community LivelihoodDepartment of Heritage AreasDepartment of Ecotourism
Programs The ministry has jointly implemented the Northern Prey Lang landscape REDD+ project under Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism with Conservation International’s Cambodia programme (and Mitsui), which Cambodia’s safeguards reporting described as operational from 2018.
See also Government of Cambodia Environment of Cambodia
References
External links Ministry of Environment