Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bengali: পরিবেশ, বন ও জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন মন্ত্রণালয়; Paribēś, bana o jalabayou paribarton mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh whose role is ensuring the sustainable environment and optimum forest coverage.[2] Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is an independent ministry of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Its main function is to plan, promote, coordinate and monitor government activities related to the environment and forest. This Ministry was established to look after all environmental matters in Bangladesh, and the Ministry is a permanent member of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council. The Ministry is a participant in the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The main functions of the Ministry include environmental conservation, survey of forest and environmental elements, prevention of environmental degradation and pollution control, afforestation and restoration of degraded areas, and overall protection of the environment. Previously the ministry's name was the Ministry of Environment and Forest. On May 14, 2018, the cabinet changed the name to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[3][4]
| Bengali: পরিবেশ, বন ও জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন মন্ত্রণালয় (Paribēśa, bana o jalabayou paribarton mantraṇālaẏa) | |
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| Formed | 12 January 1972 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Secretariat, Dhaka[1] |
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| Website | www |
History
From 1947 to 1962, the divisional forest department was under the Conservator of Forests, and subsequently under the Chief Conservator of Forests till 1971. When Bangladesh became independent in 1971, the reserved and proposed reserved forests came under the jurisdiction of the Bangladesh Forest Department. From 1971 to 1989, the Bangladesh Forest Department was under the Ministry of Agriculture. During 1987-89, Forestry was a department of the Ministry of Agriculture, under a Secretary. The Department of Environment (DoE) was established in Bangladesh in 1977 under the Environmental Pollution Control Ordinance, 1977. Finally, the Bangladesh Ministry of Forest and Environment was established in 1989. At the same time, the Forest Department was placed under this Ministry as a technical wing and the Department of Environment was responsible for the implementation of the Environment Protection Act, of 1995.
Departments of Ministry
Significant Activities
In 2004, the Ministry of Forest and Environment of Bangladesh jointly with the Ministry of Forests of the Government of India conducted a tiger survey in both parts of the Sundarbans
References
- মন্ত্রণালয় ও বিভাগসমূহ - Cabinet Division-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh - মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার. cabinet.gov.bd.
- "Ministry of Environment and Forest". moef.gov.bd.
- "Bangladesh renames environment ministry to add climate change". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Govt to rename environment ministry". The Daily Star. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
