Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)

This article is about a Thai ministry. For the Russian Federation ministry, see Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Kingdom of Thailand
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry overview
กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม
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	General Surasak Karnjanarat^[1], Minister of MNRE
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
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 Under Royal Patronage of H.M. the King
- Dusit Zoo
- Khao Kheow Open Zoo
- Chiang Mai Zoo
- Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo
- Songkhla Zoo

Public organizations

Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization
Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office

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.

External links

MNRE Website

Cabinet Ministries and independent agencies of the government of Thailand

	Ministries	Office of the Prime Minister Agriculture and Cooperatives Commerce Culture Defence Education Energy Finance Foreign Affairs Industry Information and Communication Technology Interior Justice Labour Natural Resources and Environment Public Health Science and Technology Social Development and Human Security Tourism and Sport Transport

	Agencies	Election Commission National Anti-Corruption Commission National Human Rights Commission Ombudsmen State Audit Commission

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