Ministry_of_Natural_Resources_and_Environment_(Malaysia)

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

Ministry of the Government of Malaysia

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (Malay: Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam Sekitar), is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for energy, natural resources, environment, climate change, land, mines, minerals, geoscience, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, surveying, mapping and geospatial data.

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Organisation

  • Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change
    • Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change
      • Secretary-General
        • Under the Authority of Secretary-General
          • Internal Audit Unit
          • Legal Advisory Unit
          • Corporate Communication Unit
          • Integrity Unit
          • Key Performance Indicator Unit
          • Strategic Planning and International Division
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Natural Resources)
          • Land, Survey and Geospatial Division
          • Minerals and Geoscience Division
          • Biodiversity Management dan Forestry Division
          • REDD Plus Unit
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Energy)
          • Energy Supply Division
          • Sustainable Energy Division
        • Senior Under-Secretary (Management Services)
          • Administration and Finance Division
          • Information Management Division
          • Human Resources Management Division
          • Development Division
          • Account Division

Federal departments

  1. Department of Director General of Lands and Mines (Federal), or Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Persekutuan (JKPTG). (Official site)
  2. Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, or Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia (JUPEM). (Official site)
  3. Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia, or Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia (JMG). (Official site)
  4. Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia (JPSM). (Official site)
  5. Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar Dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia (PERHILITAN). (Official site)
  6. National Institute of Land and Survey, or Institut Tanah dan Ukur Negara (INSTUN). (Official site)
  7. Department of Environment (DOE), or Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS). (Official site)
  8. Malaysian Meteorological Department, or Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia). (Official site)

Statutory Bodies

  1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), or Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia. (Official site)
  2. Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia, or Pihak Berkuasa Pembangunan Tenaga Lestari Malaysia (SEDA). (Official site)
  3. The Tin Industry (Research And Development) Board, or Lembaga (Penyelidikan & Kemajuan) Perusahaan Timah. (Official site)

Professional Institution

  1. Board of Geologists Malaysia (BoG), or Lembaga Ahli Geologi. (Official site)
  2. Land Surveyors Board Peninsular Malaysia, or Lembaga Juruukur Tanah. (site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change is responsible for administration of several key Acts:[1]

Lands
Mineral and Geoscience
Forestry
  • National Forestry Act 1984 [Act 313]
  • Wood-based Industries (State Legislatures Competency) Act 1984 [Act 314]
  • Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board Act 1985 [Act 319]
  • International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act 686]
Biodiversity
  • Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 [Act 795]
  • National Parks Act 1980 [Act 226]
  • Fisheries Act 1985 [Act 317]
  • Fees (Marine Parks Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2004 [Act 635]
  • Biosafety Act 2007 [Act 678]
  • Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 [Act 716]
Environment
  • Environmental Quality Act 1974 [Act 127]
  • Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 [Act 311]
Water

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

See also

References

  1. [1]
    http://www.nre.gov.my/ms-my/PustakaMedia/Pages/Dasar-dan-Perundangan.aspx Policies, Acts, Legislations and Guidelines
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