An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a

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position charged with protecting the

natural environment The natural environment or natural world encompasses all life, biotic and abiotic component, abiotic things occurring nature, naturally, meaning in this case not artificiality, artificial. The term is most often applied to Earth or some parts ...

and promoting

wildlife conservation Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to maintain healthy wildlife species or populations and to restore, protect or enhance natural ecosystems. Major threats to wildlife include habita ...

. The areas associated with the duties of an ''environmental minister'' depends largely of the needs of an individual countries or states. Some powers pertaining to environment protection might be also found within transport ministers, energy ministers, etc. The world's first minister of the environment was the British politician Peter Walker from the Conservative Party. He was appointed in 1970.

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Africa

*: Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Botswana) *:

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is an Indian government ministry. The ministry portfolio is currently held by Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The ministry is responsi ...

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is the environment minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The minister has political responsibility for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). The office was es ...

*: Minister of Green Economy & Environment

Americas

*: Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development *: Minister of Environment and Water *: Minister of the Environment and Climate Change *:

Minister of the Environment An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a cabinet position charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation. The areas associated with the duties of a ...

*: Ministry for the Environment *: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development *: Ministry of Environment and Energy *: Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment *: Ministry of the Environment *: Secretary of the Environment *:

Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA), is in charge of environmental protection and of the study, planning, and management of the Nicaragua's natural resources. It was formerly known as the Nicaraguan Institute of Natural Re ...

Ministry of Environment 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, ...

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other envir ...

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Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior may refer to: * Secretary of the Interior (Mexico) * Interior Secretary of Pakistan * Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines) * United States Secretary of the Interior See also

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*: Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Asia

*: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources *:

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (; ''Paribēś, bana o jalabayou paribarton mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh whose role is ensuring the sustainable environment an ...

Minister of Ecology and Environment The minister of ecology and environment of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is fifte ...

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Secretary for the Environment The Secretary for Environment and Ecology () of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for environment protection policy in Hong Kong. The position was created most recently in 2007 as the Secretary for the Environment to replace portions of the ...

Ministry of Environment and Forestry The Ministry of Forestry () is the cabinet-level, government ministry in the Republic of Indonesia responsible for managing and conserving that nation's forests. The current Minister of Forestry is Raja Juli Antoni. History From 1983 to 1998 ...

*: Minister of Environment and Water *:

Minister of Forests and Environment The Ministry of Forests and Environment () is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the conservation of forests and managing the environment in the country. Its main purposes are to enhance sustainable growth of the forest and water secto ...

*: Minister of Environment *:

Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources The secretary of environment and natural resources (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman'') is the head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines. Functions The following are ...

Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE; ; zh, 永续发展与环境部; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the environment, water and food ...

*: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment *: Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning *: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Europe

*: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration *: Minister for Agriculture, Environment, Forestry and Water Management *: Ministry of the Environment *:

*: Commissioner for the Environment *: Minister of Environment *: Minister of Ecology (as of 2017, Ministry for an Ecological and Solidary Transition) *: Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety *:

Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change The Ministry of the Environment and Energy () is a government department of Greece responsible for environmental and energy policy. It was created on 7 October 2009 as the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change to succeed the ...

*: Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources *:

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment () is a senior minister (government), minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environme ...

*: Ministry of the Environment *:

*: Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth *: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning *:

*: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change *: Ministry of the Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning *:

Environment Ministry 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, ...

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, also referred to as the environment secretary, is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...

: Minister for the Environment **:

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands (), commonly referred to as the Rural Affairs Secretary (), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The incumbent Cabinet Secretary is Mairi Gougeon, who was appointed ...

**: Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Oceania

*: Minister for the Environment ** Minister for Environment (New South Wales) **

Minister for Environment and Natural Resources (Northern Territory) The Northern Territory Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Lands, Planning and Environment. The ...

Minister for Environment (Western Australia) Minister for Environment, formerly Minister for the Environment is a position in the government of Western Australia, held by Reece Whitby. The position was first created in December 1970, in what would be the last months of the government of S ...

Minister for the Environment (Victoria) The Minister for the Environment is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the Victorian Government's laws and initiatives on environment. Steve Dimopoulos has been the minister since O ...

*: Minister for the Environment