The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability () is a ministry of the

Government of Malaysia The Government of Malaysia, officially the Federal Government of Malaysia (; Jawi script, Jawi: ), is based in the Federal Territories of Malaysia, Federal Territory of Putrajaya, with the exception of the legislative branch, which is located in ...

that is responsible for

natural resources Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest, and cultural value. ...

, environment,

climate change Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in Global surface temperature, global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in ...

land Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water. It makes up 29.2% of Earth's surface and includes all continents and islands. Earth's land sur ...

, mines,

minerals In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2011): M ...

geoscience Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...

biodiversity Biodiversity is the variability of life, life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and Phylogenetics, phylogenetic diversity. Diversity is not distribut ...

wildlife Wildlife refers to domestication, undomesticated animals and uncultivated plant species which can exist in their natural habitat, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wilderness, wild in an area without being species, introdu ...

national parks A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

surveying Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the land, terrestrial Plane (mathematics), two-dimensional or Three-dimensional space#In Euclidean geometry, three-dimensional positions of Point (geom ...

, mapping and

geospatial data Geographic data and information is defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as data and information having an implicit or explicit association with a location relative to Earth (a geographic location or geographic position). It is also cal ...

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 (Natural Resources) ***** Land, Survey and Geospatial Division ***** Minerals and Geoscience Division ***** Biodiversity Management dan Forestry Division ***** REDD Plus Unit **** Deputy Secretary-General (Energy) ***** Energy Supply Division ***** Sustainable Energy Division **** Senior Under-Secretary (Management Services) ***** 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 (Federal), or ''Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Persekutuan'' (JKPTG).
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# Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, or ''Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia'' (JUPEM).
Official site
# Department of Minerals and Geoscience Malaysia, or ''Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia'' (JMG).
Official site
# Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, or ''Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia'' (JPSM).
Official site
#

Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia The Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (; Jawi: ), abbreviated PERHILITAN, is a governmental organisation that is responsible for the protection, management and preservation of wildlife and national parks in Peninsu ...

, or ''Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar Dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia'' (PERHILITAN).
Official site
# National Institute of Land and Survey, or ''Institut Tanah dan Ukur Negara'' (INSTUN).
Official site
# Department of Environment (DOE), or ''Jabatan Alam Sekitar'' (JAS).
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#

Malaysian Meteorological Department The Malaysian Meteorological Department ( Malay: ''Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia''; abbreviated as MET Malaysia) is an agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) which is responsible to provide various ...

, or ''Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia'' (METMalaysia).
Official site

Statutory Bodies

Forest Research Institute Malaysia The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM; Malay: ''Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia'') is a statutory agency of the Government of Malaysia, under the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES). FRIM promotes sus ...

(FRIM), or ''Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia''.
Official site
# Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia, or ''Pihak Berkuasa Pembangunan Tenaga Lestari Malaysia (SEDA)''.
Official site
# The Tin Industry (Research And Development) Board, or ''Lembaga (Penyelidikan & Kemajuan) Perusahaan Timah''.
Official site

Professional Institutions

# Board of Geologists Malaysia (BoG), or ''Lembaga Ahli Geologi''.
Official site
# Land Surveyors Board Peninsular Malaysia, or ''Lembaga Juruukur Tanah''.
site

Key legislation

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change is responsible for administration of several key

Acts The Acts of the Apostles (, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; ) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-par ...

:http://www.nre.gov.my/ms-my/PustakaMedia/Pages/Dasar-dan-Perundangan.aspx Policies, Acts, Legislations and Guidelines ;Lands
Continental Shelf Act 1966
ct 83
Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955
ct 98
Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954
ct 134
Strata Titles Act 1985
ct 318
Federal Lands Commissioner Act 1957
ct 349
Stamp Act 1949
ct 378
Land Conservation Act 1960
ct 385
Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 (Consolidated and Revised 1989)
ct 388
Land Acquisition Act 1960
ct 486
Padi Cultivators (Control of Rent and Security of Tenure) Act 1967
ct 528
Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960
ct 530
National Land Code (Validation) Act 2003
ct 625;Minerals and Geoscience
Geological Survey Act 1974
ct 129
Mineral Development Act 1994
ct 525;Forestry
National Forestry Act 1984
ct 313* Wood-based Industries (State Legislatures Competency) Act 1984 ct 314* Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board Act 1985 ct 319* International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 ct 686;Biodiversity * Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 ct 795* National Parks Act 1980 ct 226* Fisheries Act 1985 ct 317* Fees (Marine Parks Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2004 ct 635* Biosafety Act 2007 ct 678* Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 ct 716;Environment * Environmental Quality Act 1974 ct 127* Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 ct 311;Water
Drainage Works Act 1954
ct 354
Waters Act 1920
ct 418* Water Supply (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 1998 ct 581* Water Services Industry Act 2006 ct 655

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

National Water Resources Policy

National Mineral Policy

National Forestry Policy

National Biodiversity Policy

National Biological Diversity 2016-2025

References

External links

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