- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)
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Kingdom of Thailand
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmentกระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม Ministry overview Formed 2002 Jurisdiction Government of Thailand Headquarters 92 Soi Phaholyothin 7, Phaholyothin Road, Phayathai, Bangkok 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
- Dusit Zoo
- Khao Kheow Open Zoo
- Chiang Mai Zoo
- Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo
- Songkhla Zoo
Public Organization
- Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization
- Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office
See also
- Environmental issues in Thailand
- Deforestation in Thailand
- Cabinet of Thailand
- List of Government Ministers of Thailand
- Government of Thailand
References
External links
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment - Official Website in Thai
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment - Official Website in English
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- Environment of Thailand
- Mining in Thailand
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