• Source: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство природных ресурсов и экологии Российской Федерации) is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for managing natural resources and the environment.
Alexander Kozlov has served as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment since 10 November 2020.




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.




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 and development of state police and legal regulation in forestry affairs.




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
Federal Forestry Agency




List of ministers of natural resources and environment


Yuri Trutnev (2004–2012)
Sergey Donskoy (2012–2018)
Dmitry Kobylkin (2018–2020)
Alexander Kozlov (2020–present)




See also



Water supply and sanitation in Russia
Environment of Russia
Environmental issues in Russia




References






External links


Official website (in Russian and English)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Eksplorasi minyak bumi di Arktik
• Istanbul
• Mamalia
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)
• Zapovednik
• Environmental issues in Russia
• Ministry of Natural Resources
• List of environmental ministries
• National parks of Russia
• Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
• Caucasus Nature Reserve
• Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
• Altai Nature Reserve