List of environmental ministries
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 of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources or Ministry for the Ecological Transition. 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. Sometimes these tasks are undertaken by other agencies, such as ministries of agriculture or of transport.
Following is a list of environmental ministries by country:
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Federal
States
- Department for Environment and Water
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
- Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment
- Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)
- *Department of Environment
- *Forest Department
- *Bangladesh Climate Change Trust
- *Bangladesh National Herbarium
- *Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
- *Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation
- *Bangladesh Rubber Board
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
; National; Provincial
- Department of Environment and Local Government (New Brunswick)
- Manitoba Environment, Climate and Parks
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Quebec)
- Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Fight Against Climate Change
- Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change
China
National
- Ministry of Ecology and Environment
- : formerly Ministry of Environmental Protection
- * National Nuclear Safety Administration
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- *
Hong Kong
- Environment and Ecology Bureau
- * Environmental Protection Department
- * Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Macau
Croatia
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
- Ministry of Climate and Energy
- Ministry of Environment
- * Danish Forest and Nature Agency
- * Danish Geodata Agency
Egypt
El Salvador
Finland
- Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency
- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
- Finnish Environment Institute
France
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning
- Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Georgia
Germany
- Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety with:
- * Umweltbundesamt — the German Environment Agency, which provides scientific support
- * Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- * Bundesamt für kerntechnische Entsorgungssicherheit - the German agency for nuclear safety
- * Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
- Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture with:
- * Agency for Renewable Resources
- * Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
- * others
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for the environment since 2011
Iceland
India
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- * Central Pollution Control Board
- * Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
- * Indian Forest Service
- Department of Environment (Kerala)
- Department of Environment and Forests (Tamil Nadu)
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Department of the Climate, Energy and the Environment
- Environmental Protection Agency
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
- Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Technical supervision
- Ministry of Agriculture
- * Department of Fisheries
- * Department of Mechanization, Innovative Technologies and Cooperation
- * Department of Pasture and Breeding Livestock
- * Plant Quarantine Department
- * Department of Organic Agriculture
- * Agricultural Crops Examination Department
- * Center for Registration and Certification of Veterinary Drugs, Feed and Feed Additives
- * Department of Chemicals, Protection and Plant Quarantine
- * "AgroSmart" Digitization and Marketing Center
- * Forest Service
- * Veterinary Service
- * Land and Water Control Service
- * Kyrgyz Agricultural Research Institute
- * Kyrgyz Research Institute of Animal Husbandry and Pasture
- Ministry of Energy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Mexico
- Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources
- * National Forestry Commission
- * National Institute of Ecology & Climate Change
- * Agency of Security, Energy & Environment
- * National Water Commission
- * Federal Prosecutor Office for Environmental Protection
- * National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity
- * National Commission of Natural Protected Areas
- Secretariat of Agriculture & Rural Development
- * National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries
- * National Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research
Moldova
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
; National- Federal [Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development]
- Federal Ministry of Environment
Norway
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Ministry of the Environment
- * Climate and Pollution Agency
- * Directorate for Nature Management
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea Conservation & Environment Protection Authority
Peru
Philippines
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- *Environmental Management Bureau
- *Mines and Geosciences Bureau
- *Land Management Bureau
- *Forest Management Bureau
- *Ecosystem Research Development Bureau
- Climate Change Commission
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
- Ministry of Agriculture
- * Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision
- * Federal Agency for Fishery
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
- * Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
- * Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
- * Federal Agency of Water Resources
- * Federal Agency for Forestry
- * Federal Agency for Mineral Resources
Singapore
Somalia
[Federal Government of Somalia]
[Government of Puntland]
[Government of Somaliland]
South Africa
- Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development
- Department of Environment, Forestry & Fisheries
South Korea
Spain
- Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sri Lanka
- Department of Wildlife Conservation, responsible for maintaining national parks, nature reserves and wildlife in wilderness areas
- Department of Forest Conservation, for maintenance of forest reserves and wilderness areas
- Ministry of Environment, specifically for Mahaweli River area
Sweden
Switzerland
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
England
Northern Ireland
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- * Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- Department for Communities
Scotland
Wales
United States
; National- Council on Environmental Quality
- United States Department of Agriculture
- * United States Forest Service
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Department of Energy
- United States Department of the Interior
- * Bureau of Land Management
- * National Park Service
- * United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- * United States Geological Survey
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
Alabama
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
- California Environmental Protection Agency
- * California Department of Pesticide Regulation
- * California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- * California Air Resources Board
- * California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
- California Natural Resources Agency
- * California Department of Conservation
- * California Department of Fish and Game
- * California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
- * California Department of Parks and Recreation
- * California Department of Water Resources
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Northwest Florida Water Management District
- Suwannee River Water Management District
- St. Johns River Water Management District
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- South Florida Water Management District
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
- Idaho Department of Lands
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
- Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Environment
- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
- Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- * Coastal Zone Management
- * Water Resources Commission
- * Massachusetts Environmental Police
- * Office of Grants and Technical Assistance
- ** Division of Conservation Services
- ** Massachusetts Environmental Trust
- ** Office of Technical Assistance and Technology
- * Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration
- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- * Division of Agricultural Conservation and Tech Assistance
- * Division of Agricultural Markets
- * Division of Animal Health
- * Division of Crop and Pest Services
- Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
- * Division of State Parks
- * Division of Water Supply Protection
- Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game
- * Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
- * Division of Marine Fisheries
- * Division of Ecological Restoration
- * Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Michigan
Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Health
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- University of Minnesota Extension Service
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- Adirondack Park Agency
- Hudson River Valley Greenway
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection
- New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
- New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Oregon Department of Forestry
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Oregon Department of Water Resources
- Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
- * Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- * Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
- * Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Virginia
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Washington (state)
West Virginia
- West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Interstate agencies
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Great Lakes Commission
- Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
- Northwest Power and Conservation Council
- Red River Compact Commission
- Susquehanna River Basin Commission
- Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
- Yellowstone River Compact Commission