Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)
Kingdom of Thailand
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม
Ministry overview
Formed 2002
Jurisdiction Government of Thailand
Headquarters 92 Soi Phaholyothin 7, Phaholyothin Road, Phayathai, Bangkok Thailand
Annual budget 20,603,257,100 Baht (2008)
Minister responsible Suwit Khunkitti, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry executive Chote Trachu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
Website
www.mnre.go.th

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม; RTGS: Krasuang Sapphayakon Thammachat Lae Sing Waet Lom; Abrv: MNRE) is a Cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand. The Ministry was founded in 2002. It has a wide variety of responsibilities, this include the protection of the nation’s natural resources: water, oceans, minerals, forests and jungles. It is also responsible for the protection and restoration of the environment. The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, currently: Suwit Khunkitti.

Contents

Departments

Administration

  • Office of the Minister
  • Office of the Permanent Secretary

Dependent Departments

  • Department of Mineral Resources
  • Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
    • Phuket Marine Biological Center
  • Department of Water Resources
  • Department of Groundwater Resources
  • Royal Forest Department
  • Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
  • Office of the Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
  • Department of Environmental Quality Promotion
  • Pollution Control Department

State Enterprises

  • The Botanical Garden Organization of Thailand
    • Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai
  • The Forest Industry Organization
    • The National Elephant Institute
  • Watchan Eco-Tourism
  • The Thai Plywood Company Limited
  • Wastewater Management Authority
  • Zoological Park Organization Under Royal Patronage of H.M. the King

Public Organization

  • Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization
  • Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office

See also

References

External links


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