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: