• Source: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

      • The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (Burmese: သယံဇာတနှင့်သဘာဝပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန; MONREC) is a Myanmar government ministry, founded by the merger of the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry by then-president Htin Kyaw in 2016.
      As of 2023, Myanmar possesses ten captive white elephants, which are in the custody of the Ministry's Forest Department. They are kept in inhumane conditions, shackled for 22 hours a day and housed in small open-air pavilions.


      Departments


      Union Minister Office
      Forest Department
      Dry Zone Greening Department
      Environmental Conservation Department
      Survey Department
      Myanma Timber Enterprise
      University of Forestry and Environmental Science
      Department of Mines
      Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration
      No. 1 Mining Enterprise
      No. 2 Mining Enterprise
      Myanma Gems Enterprise
      Myanma Pearl Enterprise


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