Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Russian Federation

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RussiaRussia Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Russian Federation
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State level Federal level
Supervisory authority (s) Government of the Russian Federation
Consist since 2008
Headquarters Moscow , Russia
Authority management Dmitri Kobylkin
Employee 350
Website mnr.gov.ru

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Russian Federation is the Russian Ministry of the Environment and one of the 16 ministries of the Russian federal government .

history

The Ministry emerged from the Ministry of Mining and Geology created by Peter the Great in 1700. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Ministries of Environment and Resources were established in 1996, which in 2008 were merged to form the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.

Organization and responsibility

The ministry deals with the planning and implementation of Russian environmental policy. His area of ​​responsibility also includes the oil, gas and energy industries, which are particularly important for Russia.

The following authorities are subordinate to him:

  • Federal Service for the Monitoring of Natural Resources
  • Federal Office for Land Use
  • Federal Water Management Authority
  • Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
  • Federal Forest Service

The first minister was Yuri Trutnew , the current minister is Dmitri Kobylkin .

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