List of environmental ministries

"Ministry of Natural Resources" redirects here. For other uses, see Ministry of Natural Resources (disambiguation).

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

National
States

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Canada

National
Provincial

China

Croatia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

France

Finland

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Japan

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

Malaysia

Mexico

Myanmar

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Nigeria

National
States

Norway

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Singapore

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

United States

National
State
Territory

Uruguay

Venezuela

See also

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