Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

Myanmar government ministry

Ministry of Mines
Ministry of Environmental Conservation

JurisdictionGovernment of MyanmarHeadquartersNaypyidawAgency executive

Khin Maung Yee, Union Minister

Websitewww.monrec.gov.mm

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.^[1]

As of 2023^[update], Myanmar possesses ten captive white elephants, which are in the custody of the Ministry's Forest Department.^[2] They are kept in inhumane conditions, shackled for 22 hours a day and housed in small open-air pavilions.^[2]

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

References

^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုအစိုးရအဖွဲ့ ပြင်ဆင်ဖွဲ့စည်းခြင်း (ကြေညာချက် အမှတ်၊ ၉ / ၂၀၁၆)" (in Burmese). Myanmar President Office. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b Hirschi, Eva (2019-01-19). "Improving life for Yangon's white elephants". Frontier Myanmar. Retrieved 2023-03-26.

Government of Myanmar

Constitution of Myanmar
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