Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)
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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.
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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.
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 ConservationDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant ConservationThe Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is an agency of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment . Its headquarters are in Chatuchak District, Bangkok.-External links:* *...
- 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
- Dusit ZooDusit ZooDusit Zoo at Khao Din Park is a city zoo in Bangkok, Thailand.Located at Khao Din Park in Bangkok's Dusit District next to the Parliament House and Dusit Palace, it is the oldest zoo of Thailand, built by King Chulalongkorn as his private garden adjacent to the royal palace. After the King's...
- Khao Kheow Open Zoo
- Chiang Mai ZooChiang Mai Zoo-External links:...
- Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo
- Songkhla Zoo
- Dusit Zoo
Public Organization
- Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization
- Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office
See also
- Environmental issues in ThailandEnvironmental issues in ThailandThe government of Thailand has been focusing on the social and economic development of the country for the past 35 years. However, since Thailand introduced the Seventh Economic and Social development plan ,...
- Deforestation in ThailandDeforestation in ThailandBetween 1945 and 1975 forest cover in Thailand declined from 61% to 34% of the country’s land area. Over the next 11 years, Thailand lost close to 28% of all of its remaining forests. This means that the country lost 3.1% of its forest cover each year over that period...
- Cabinet of Thailand
- List of Government Ministers of Thailand
- Government of Thailand
External links
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment - Official Website in Thai
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment - Official Website in English