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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Malaysia)

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Jurisdiction
  
Government of Malaysia

Founded
  
27 March 2004, Malaysia

Number of employees
  
13,822

Deputy Minister responsible
  
Hamim Samuri

Headquarters
  
Putrajaya

Annual budget
  
2.671 billion MYR (2016)

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Formed
  
27 March 2004; 12 years ago (2004-03-27)

Preceding agencies
  
Ministry of Lands and Co-operatives Development Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Ministry of Primary Industries Ministry of Agriculture

Minister responsible
  
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

Ministry executives
  
Azizan Ahmad, Secretary-General Vacant, Deputy Secretary-General (Natural Resources Management) Azimuddin Bahari, Deputy Secretary-General (Environment Management) Suhaimi Mamat, Senior Under-Secretary (Management Services)

Predecessor
  
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Malay: Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar), abbreviated NRE, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for natural resources, environment, pollution, contamination, biosafety, lands, mines, minerals, geoscience, irrigation, drainage, hydrology, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, marine park, surveying, mapping and geospatial data, climate change.

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Organisation

  • Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
  • Deputy Minister
  • Secretary-General
  • Under the Authority of Secretary-General
  • Climate Change Advisor Unit
  • Internal Audit Unit
  • Legal Advisory Unit
  • Corporate Communications Unit
  • Integrity Unit
  • Key Performance Indicator Unit
  • Deputy Secretary-General (Natural Resources Management)
  • Land, Survey and Mapping Division
  • Mineral and Geoscience Division
  • Water Resources Drainage and Hydrology Division
  • Malaysian Centre for Geospatial Data Infrastructure
  • Deputy Secretary-General (Environment Management)
  • Environmental Management and Climate Change Division
  • Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division
  • Senior Under-Secretary (Management Services)
  • Administration Division
  • Information Management Division
  • Human Resources and Management Division
  • Development Division
  • Account Division
  • Strategic Planning and International Division
  • Finance and Procurement Division
  • Parliament, Cabinet and Secretariat Division

    • Federal departments and agencies

    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. National Institute of Land and Survey, or Institut Tanah dan Ukur Negara (INSTUN). (Official site)
    4. Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia, or Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia (JMG). (Official site)
    5. Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia (JPSM). (Official site)
    6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), or Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia. (Official site)
    7. Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar Dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia (PERHILITAN). (Official site)
    8. Department of Marine Park Malaysia (DMPM), or Jabatan Taman Laut Malaysia. (Official site)
    9. Department of Biosafety, or Jabatan Biokeselamatan. (Official site)
    10. Department of Environment (DOE), or Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS). (Official site)
    11. Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (DID), or Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Malaysia (JPS). (Official site)
    12. National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), or Institut Penyelidikan Hidraulik Kebangsaan Malaysia. (Official site)

    Key legislation

    The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

    Lands
  • Continental Shelf Act 1966 [Act 83]
  • Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955 [Act 98]
  • Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 [Act 134]
  • Strata Titles Act 1985 [Act 318]
  • Federal Lands Commissioner Act 1957 [Act 349]
  • Stamp Act 1949 [Act 378]
  • Land Conservation Act 1960 [Act 385]
  • Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 (Consolidated and Revised 1989) [Act 388]
  • Land Acquisition Act 1960 [Act 486]
  • Padi Cultivators (Control of Rent and Security of Tenure) Act 1967 [Act 528]
  • Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960 [Act 530]
  • National Land Code (Validation) Act 2003 [Act 625]
    • Mineral and Geoscience
  • Geological Survey Act 1974 [Act 129]
  • Mineral Development Act 1994 [Act 525]
    • 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
  • 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
  • Drainage Works Act 1954 [Act 354]
  • Waters Act 1920 [Act 418]
  • Water Supply (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 1998 [Act 581]
  • Water Services Industry Act 2006 [Act 655]

    • Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

  • National Water Resources Policy
  • National Mineral Policy
  • National Forestry Policy
  • National Biodiversity Policy
  • National Biological Diversity 2016-2025
  • National Environment Policy
  • National Climate Change Policy

    • References

    Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Malaysia) Wikipedia
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