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An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a cabinet position charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation. The areas associated with the duties of an environmental minister depends largely of the needs of an individual countries or states. Some powers pertaining to environment protection might be also found within transport ministers, energy ministers an so.

The world's first minister of the environment was the British Politician Peter Walker from the Conservative Party. He was appointed in 1970.^{[citation needed]}

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-An '''environment minister''' (sometimes '''minister of the environment''' or '''secretary of the environment''') is a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] position charged with protecting the [[natural environment]] and promoting [[wildlife conservation]]. The areas associated with the duties of an ''environmental minister'' depends largely of the needs of an individual countries or states.
+An '''environment minister''' (sometimes '''minister of the environment''' or '''secretary of the environment''') is a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] position charged with protecting the [[natural environment]] and promoting [[wildlife conservation]]. The areas associated with the duties of an ''environmental minister'' depends largely of the needs of an individual countries or states. Some powers pertaining to environment protection might be also found within transport ministers, energy ministers an so.
-The world's first minister of the environment was the British Politician [[Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester|Peter Walker]] from the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. He was appointed in 1970.
+The world's first minister of the environment was the British Politician [[Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester|Peter Walker]] from the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. He was appointed in 1970.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
 == Country-related articles ==
+=== Africa ===
-*{{ALB}}: [[Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration (Albania)|Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration]]
-*{{AUS}}: [[Minister for the Environment (Australia)|Minister for the Environment]]
+*{{Flag|Botswana}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Botswana)]]
-**[[Minister for Energy and Environment (New South Wales)]]
+*{{ETH}}: [[Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]
+*{{ZAF}}: [[Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs (South Africa)|Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs]]
-**[[Minister for Environment and Natural Resources (Northern Territory)]]
-**[[Minister for Environment (Western Australia)]]
+*{{ZAM}}: [[Minister of Green Economy & Environment]]
-*{{AUT}}: [[Minister for Agriculture, Environment, Forestry and Water Management]]
+===Americas===
-*{{AZE}}: [[Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Azerbaijan)|Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources]]
+*{{ARG}}: [[Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development (Argentina)|Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development]]
+*{{BOL}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Water (Bolivia)|Minister of Environment and Water]]
+*{{BRA}}: [[Ministry of the Environment (Brazil)|Minister of the Environment and Climate Change]]
 *{{CAN}}: [[Minister of the Environment (Canada)|Minister of the Environment]]
+*{{CHI}}: [[Ministry for the Environment (Chile)|Ministry for the Environment]]
-*{{ROC}}: [[Environmental Protection Administration (Republic of China)|Minister of Environmental Protection Administration]]
+*{{COL}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Colombia)|Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development]]
 *{{CRC}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Energy (Costa Rica)|Ministry of Environment and Energy]]
+*{{CUB}}: [[Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Cuba)|Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment]]
+*{{HAI}}: [[Ministry of the Environment (Haiti)|Ministry of the Environment]]
+*{{MEX}}: [[Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources|Secretary of the Environment]]
+*{{NIC}}: [[Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Nicaragua)|Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources]]
+*{{PAN}}: [[Ministry of Environment (Panama)|Ministry of Environment]]
+*{{PER}}: [[Ministry of Environment (Peru)|Ministry of Environment]]
+*{{USA}}: [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]] and [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]]
+*{{URU}}: [[Ministry of Environment of Uruguay|Ministry of Environment]]
+*{{VEN}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Venezuela)|Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources]]
+=== Asia ===
+*{{AZE}}: [[Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Azerbaijan)|Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources]]
+*{{BAN}}: [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)]]
+*{{ROC}}: [[Environmental Protection Administration (Republic of China)|Minister of Environmental Protection Administration]]
+*{{HKG}}: [[Secretary for the Environment]]
+*{{IDN}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Indonesia)|Ministry of Environment and Forestry]]
+*{{JPN}}: [[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Minister of the Environment]]
+*{{KOR}}: [[Ministry of Environment (South Korea)|Ministry of Environment]]
+*{{MAS}}: [[Minister of Environment and Water (Malaysia)|Minister of Environment and Water]]
+*{{Flag|Nepal}}: [[Minister of Forests and Environment]]
+*{{PAK}}: [[Minister for Environment (Pakistan)|Minister of Environment]]
+*{{PHL}}: [[Department of Environment and Natural Resources|Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources]]
+*{{SGP}}: [[Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment]]
+*{{Flag|Thailand}}: [[Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)|Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment]]
+*{{TUR}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkey)|Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning]]
+*{{VIE}}: [[Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam)|Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment]]
+=== Europe ===
+*{{ALB}}: [[Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration (Albania)|Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration]]
+*{{AUT}}: [[Minister for Agriculture, Environment, Forestry and Water Management]]
 *{{CZE}}: [[Ministry of the Environment (Czech Republic)|Ministry of the Environment]]
 *{{DEN}}: [[Minister of the Environment (Denmark)|Minister of the Environment]]
-*{{EST}}: [[Minister of the Environment (Estonia)|Minister of the Environment]]
-*{{ETH}}: [[Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]
 *{{flag|European Union}}: [[European Commissioner for the Environment|Commissioner for the Environment]]
 *{{FIN}}: [[Minister of Environment (Finland)|Minister of Environment]]
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 *{{GER}}: [[Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety|Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety]]
 *{{GRE}}: [[Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change]]
-*{{HKG}}: [[Secretary for the Environment]]
 *{{ISL}}: [[Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland)|Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources]]
-*{{IDN}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Indonesia)|Ministry of Environment and Forestry]]
 *{{IRL}}: [[Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications]]
 *{{ITA}}: [[Ministry of the Environment (Italy)|Ministry of the Environment]]
-*{{JPN}}: [[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Minister of the Environment]]
-*{{KOR}}: [[Ministry of Environment (South Korea)|Ministry of Environment]]
 *{{LTU}}: [[Ministry of Environment (Lithuania)|Ministry of Environment]]
-*{{MAS}}: [[Minister of Environment and Water (Malaysia)|Minister of Environment and Water]]
+*{{MDA}}: [[Ministry of Environment (Moldova)|Ministry of Environment]]
+*{{NLD}}: [[List of ministers of climate policy of the Netherlands|Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth]]
-*{{MEX}}: [[Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources|Secretary of the Environment]]
-*{{NLD}}: [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy]]
-*{{NZL}}: [[Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand)|Minister for the Environment]]
 *{{NMK}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (North Macedonia)|Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning]]
 *{{NOR}}: [[Minister of the Environment (Norway)|Minister of the Environment]]
-*{{PAK}}: [[Minister for Environment (Pakistan)|Minister of Environment]]
-*{{PAN}}: [[Ministry of Environment (Panama)|Ministry of Environment]]
-*{{PER}}: [[Ministry of Environment (Peru)|Ministry of Environment]]
-*{{PHL}}: [[Department of Environment and Natural Resources|Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources]]
 *{{ROM}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Romania)|Ministry of Environment and Climate Change]]
 *{{SRB}}: [[Ministry of the Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning (Serbia)|Ministry of the Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning]]
-*{{SGP}}: [[Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment]]
-*{{ZAF}}: [[Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs (South Africa)|Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs]]
 *{{SWE}}: [[Ministry of the Environment (Sweden)|Minister of the Environment]]
-*{{Flag|Thailand}}: [[Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)|Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment]]
-*{{TUR}}: [[Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkey)|Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning]]
 *{{UKR}}: [[Ministry of Ecology (Ukraine)|Environment Ministry]]
 *{{UK}}: [[Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
 **[[Northern Ireland]]: [[Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)|Minister for the Environment]]
 **{{SCO}}: [[Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment]]
+**{{WAL}}: [[Gething government|Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs]]
-*{{USA}}: [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]] and [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]]
-*{{VIE}}: [[Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam)|Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment]]
+=== Oceania ===
+*{{AUS}}: [[Minister for the Environment (Australia)|Minister for the Environment]]
+**[[Minister for Environment (New South Wales)]]
+**[[Minister for Environment and Natural Resources (Northern Territory)]]
+**[[Minister for Environment (Western Australia)]]
+**[[Minister for the Environment (Victoria)]]
+*{{NZL}}: [[Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand)|Minister for the Environment]]
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