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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Australia [edit]
- National
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
- Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
- States
- Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (New South Wales)
- Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland)
- Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland
- Department for Environment and Heritage (South Australia)
- Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
- Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts (Tasmania)
- Department of Primary Industries and Water (Tasmania)
- Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria)
Azerbaijan [edit]
Brazil [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
- Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan
Croatia [edit]
Denmark [edit]
France [edit]
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning
- Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
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]
Israel [edit]
Japan [edit]
Ireland [edit]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Malaysia [edit]
Mexico [edit]
New Zealand [edit]
Netherlands [edit]
Nicaragua [edit]
Norway [edit]
Pakistan [edit]
Peru [edit]
Philippines [edit]
Portugal [edit]
Romania [edit]
Russia [edit]
Singapore [edit]
South Africa [edit]
South Korea [edit]
Spain [edit]
Sri Lanka [edit]
Sweden [edit]
Switzerland [edit]
Tanzania [edit]
Thailand [edit]
Turkey [edit]
Ukraine [edit]
United Kingdom [edit]
See also: Environment Agency
- 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
- Constituent states
- Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)
- Environment Agency Wales
- Natural England
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
- Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
- Scottish Natural Heritage
United States [edit]
- National
- Council on Environmental Quality
- United States Department of Agriculture, includes the United States Forest Service
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Department of Energy
- United States Department of the Interior, includes the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Geological Survey, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, among other units
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- State
Main article: List of environmental agencies in the United States
- Territory
Venezuela [edit]
See also [edit]
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