Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)
| กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Thailand |
| Headquarters | 92 Soi Phaholyothin 7, Phaholyothin Road, Phayathai, Bangkok |
| Annual budget | 20,603,257,100 Baht (2008) |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | www.mnre.go.th |
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม; RTGS: Krasuang Sapphayakon Thammachat Lae Sing Waet Lom; Abrv: MNRE) is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand. The ministry was founded in 2002. It has a wide variety of responsibilities. These include the protection of the nation's natural resources: water, oceans, minerals, and forests. It is also responsible for the protection and restoration of the environment.
Environmental initiatives
In August 2015, the MNRE announced a program to "encourage people to refrain from using plastic bags." The initiative is aimed at promoting the use of cloth bags one day a month beginning on 15 August and on the 15th day of every month thereafter. The campaign will be expanded to two to three days a week instead of once a month if public response is positive. Thailand could lower the use of plastic bags by as many as one million bags a day if everyone used one fewer plastic bag a day.[2]
Departments
Administration
- Office of the Minister
- Office of the Permanent Secretary
Dependent departments
- Department of Mineral Resources
- Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
- Phuket Marine Biological Center
- Department of Water Resources
- Department of Groundwater Resources
- Royal Forest Department
- Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
- Office of the Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP)
- Department of Environmental Quality Promotion
- Pollution Control Department
State enterprises
- The Botanical Garden Organization of Thailand
- Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai
- The Forest Industry Organization
- The National Elephant Institute
- Watchan Eco-Tourism
- The Thai Plywood Company Limited
- Wastewater Management Authority
- Zoological Park Organization
- Dusit Zoo
- Khao Kheow Open Zoo
- Chiang Mai Zoo
- Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo
- Songkhla Zoo
Public organizations
- Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO)
- Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office
See also
- Environmental issues in Thailand
- Deforestation in Thailand
- Cabinet of Thailand
- List of Government Ministers of Thailand
- Government of Thailand
References
- ^ "CEO Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment". Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "MNRE encourages people to refrain from using plastic bags". National News Bureau of Thailand. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
