- Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Russian Federation Министерство природных ресурсов и экологии Российской Федерации 
Agency overview Formed May 28, 2008 Headquarters 4/6 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Ulitsa, Moscow, Russia 123995 Agency executives Yuri Trutnev, Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Rinat Gizatulin, Deputy Minister
Sergey Donskoy, Deputy Minister
Simon Levi, Deputy Minister
Vladimir Melnikov, Deputy Minister
Nikolai PopovWebsite [1] The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство природных ресурсов и экологии Российской Федерации) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Russia tasked with managing the country's natural resources and protecting the environment. The ministry is headed by Yuri Trutnev.[1]
Contents
History
The ancestor of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is the State Mining and Geological Service, established by Peter the Great on October 2, 1700. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources were created on August 14, 1996. They were combined to form the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment on May 28, 2008.[1][2][3]
Activities
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is responsible for the creation and enforcement of policies and regulations dealing with the environment, including conservation, regeneration, forestry and wildlife protection. It is also responsible for the exploration, management and conservation of the country's natural resources, including the management of the water supply, mineral deposit development, and the exploration of the country's territory and continental shelf. Finally, the Ministry also is in charge of regulating industrial and energy safety, and monitors geological and earthquake activities.[2][4]
Departments
- The Federal Service for the Supervision of Natural Resources
- Federal Agency for Subsoil Use
- Federal Water Resources Agency
- Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring[1]
See also
- Government of Russia
- Environment of Russia
- Environmental issues in Russia
References
- ^ a b c "Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Russian Federation". http://www.mnr.gov.ru/english/. Retrieved 2011-5-22.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation". http://enc.ex.ru/cgi-bin/n1firm.pl?lang=2&f=1245. Retrieved 2011-5-22.
- ^ (Russian)"Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology: structure and objectives". http://eco.rian.ru/documents/20081119/155453221.html. Retrieved 2011-5-22.
- ^ "Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation". http://www.government.ru/eng/power/48/. Retrieved 2011-5-22.
Executive authorities of the Russian Federation Offices subordinated to the President of Russia
Ministry of Internal Affairs Police of the Russian Federation • Federal Migratory ServiceMinistry of Foreign Affairs Agency of CIS affairsMinistry of Defence Service of Military-Technical Cooperation · Service of Technical and Export Control · Service for Defence Contracts · Agency of Special ConstructionMinistry of Justice Service of Execution of Punishments · Service of Court BailiffsPresidential Services
and DirectoratesForeign Inteligence Service · Federal Security Service · Service on the Control Over a Turnover of Narcotics · Federal Protective Service · State Special Courier Service · Chief Directorate of Special Programs of the President · Directorate of the PresidentOffices subordinated to Government of RussiaService of Supervision in the Sphere of Protection of the Rights of Consumers and the Well-being of the Consumer · Service of Supervision in the Sphere of Public Health Services and Social Development · Service of Work and Employment · Medical and Biologic Agency Ministry of Culture Federal Archival AgencyMinistry of Education
and ScienceService for Supervision in the Sphere of Education and Science · Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks · Agency of Education · Agency of Science and InnovationMinistry of Natural Resources
and the EnvironmentService of Supervision in Sphere of Wildlife Management · Agency of Water Resources · Agency on the use of Mineral Resources · Service of Ecological, Technological and Nuclear SupervisionMinistry of Industry and Trade Agency of Communication · Agency on Information Technologies · Agency on Press and Mass Communications · Surveillance Service for Mass Communications, Communications and Cultural Heritage Protection Ministry of Agriculture Service of Veterinary and Fytosanitory Supervision · Agency on ForestryMinistry of Transport Federal Service of Supervision in Sphere of Transport · Air Transport Agency · Road Agency · Agency of Railway Transportation · Agency of Sea and River TransportMinistry of Finance Federal Tax Service · Service of Insurance Supervision · Service of Financial-Budgetary Supervision · TreasuryAgency for State Reserves · Agency for State Property Management · State Statistics Governmental committees,
services and agenciesState committee on Fishery · Federal Antimonopoly Service · Service for Hydrometeorology and the Monitoring of the Environment · Federal Customs Service · Service on Tariffs · Federal Financial Monitoring Service · Financial Market Service · Federal Space Agency · Agency for Deliveries of Military and Special Equipment of Material Means · Agency on the Arrangement of the State BoundaryCategories:- Economy of Russia
- Federal Ministries of Russia
- Environment ministries
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