Ministry of Forests and Environment
वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Nepal
HeadquartersSingha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mottoनिजामती कर्मचारीको प्रतिवद्धता: पारदर्शिता र चुस्तता
Minister responsible
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The Ministry of Forests and Environment (Nepali: वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the conservation of forests and managing the environment in the country.[1] Its main purposes are to enhance sustainable growth of the forest and water sectors and to manage the biodiversity, flora and fauna and also to increase the development of forest related enterprises in order to combat poverty throughout the rural areas of Nepal.[2]

History

Throughout its history, the ministry had several different names and portfolios. Under the Koirala cabinet[3] and the first Oli cabinet, it was the Ministry of Forests. In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet,[4] the portfolio of the ministry was changed from Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation to Ministry of Forests and Environment.[5]

Organisational structure

Two departments serve under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work:[6]

  • Department of Forests and Soil Conservation
  • Department of Plant Resources
  • Forest Research and Training Centre
  • Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
  • Department of Environment
  • REDD Implementation Centre
  • President Chure Terai-Madhesh Conservation Development Board

Former Ministers of Forests and Environment

This is a list of former Ministers of Forests and Soil Conservation since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

Name Party Assumed office Left office Portfolio
1 Mahesh Acharya[7]Nepali Congress25 February 2014Minister for Forests
2 Agni Sapkota[8]Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)19 October 2015
3 Shankar Bhandari[9]Nepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation
4 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress7 June 201711 September 2017
5 Bikram Pandey[10]Rastriya Prajatantra Party11 September 201715 February 2018
6 Shakti Bahadur Basnet[11]Nepal Communist Party16 March 201825 December 2020Minister for Forests and Environment
7 Prem AleNepal Communist Party25 December 20204 June 2021Minister for Forests and Environment
8 Narad Muni RanaCPN UML10 June 202122 June 2021Minister for Forests and Environment
9 Krishna Gopal ShresthaCPN UML24 June 202112 July 2021Minister for Forests and Environment
10 Ram Sahaya YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal8 October 20214 July 2022Minister for Forests and Environment
11 Pradeep Yadav (Nepalese politician)People's Socialist Party, Nepal4 August 202214 October 2022Minister for Forests and Environment
12 Birendra Prasad MahatoPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal24 May 2023Minister for Forests and Environment

References

  1. ↑ "Ministry of Forests and Environment". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Objectives" (in Nepali). Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nepal's Prime Minister KP Oli Expands Cabinet, Inducts 9 New Ministers". NDTV. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Government restructuring its ministries". República. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Organization Chart" (in Nepali). Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nepal's Prime Minister KP Oli Expands Cabinet, Inducts 9 New Ministers". NDTV. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Newly appointed ministers sworn in". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Council of Ministers". Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Minister. Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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