Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for natural resources, environment, climate change, land, mines, minerals, geoscience, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, surveying, mapping and geospatial data.
Organisation
- Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
- * Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
- ** Secretary-General
- *** Under the Authority of Secretary-General
- **** Internal Audit Unit
- **** Legal Advisory Unit
- **** Corporate Communication Unit
- **** Integrity Unit
- **** Key Performance Indicator Unit
- **** Strategic Planning and International Division
- *** Deputy Secretary-General
- **** Land, Survey and Geospatial Division
- **** Minerals and Geoscience Division
- **** Biodiversity Management dan Forestry Division
- **** REDD Plus Unit
- *** Deputy Secretary-General
- **** Energy Supply Division
- **** Sustainable Energy Division
- *** Senior Under-Secretary
- **** Administration and Finance Division
- **** Information Management Division
- **** Human Resources Management Division
- **** Development Division
- **** Account Division
Federal departments
- Department of Director General of Lands and Mines, or Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Persekutuan.
- Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, or Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia.
- Department of Minerals and Geoscience Malaysia, or Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia.
- Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia.
- Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar Dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia.
- National Institute of Land and Survey, or Institut Tanah dan Ukur Negara.
- Department of Environment, or Jabatan Alam Sekitar.
- Malaysian Meteorological Department, or Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia.
Statutory Bodies
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia, or Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia.
- Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia, or Pihak Berkuasa Pembangunan Tenaga Lestari Malaysia .
- The Tin Industry (Research And Development) Board, or Lembaga Perusahaan Timah.
Professional Institutions
- Board of Geologists Malaysia, or Lembaga Ahli Geologi.
- Land Surveyors Board Peninsular Malaysia, or Lembaga Juruukur Tanah.
Key legislation
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change is responsible for administration of several key Acts:;Lands
;Minerals and Geoscience
;Forestry
- Wood-based Industries Act 1984
- Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board Act 1985
- International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008
- Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017
- National Parks Act 1980
- Fisheries Act 1985
- Fees Act 2004
- Biosafety Act 2007
- Wildlife Conservation Act 2010
- Environmental Quality Act 1974
- Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984
- Water Supply Act 1998
- Water Services Industry Act 2006