Ministry of Forestry and Environment (Gambia)

	Ministry of Forestry and Environment ; Ministry of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources; - MoFEN -
Consist	since 1976
Arose from	Department of State for Forestry & the Environment
Headquarters	Banjul
Forest Minister / Environment Minister	Lamin B. Dibba
Website	http://www.mofen.gov.gm/; (currently not available)

The Ministry of Forestry and Environment ( Ministry of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, MoFEN ), or shortly Ministry of Forestry and Environment Ministry is a ministry of the government of the West African country Gambia .

Location and description

The seat of the ministry is in the capital Banjul on Marina Parade.

The Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of the Environment is responsible for forestry and issues relating to environmental protection , climate change and natural resources . The Ministry is also responsible for the country's national parks through the Department of Parks and Wildlife Management (GDPWM).

Subordinate Organizations

Department of Parks and Wildlife Management
Department of Forestry
Department of Parks and Wildlife
Department of Conservation
National Environment Agency

history

It is responsible for forestry and is the Ministry of the Environment; it was created in 1976 as the “ Department of Forestry & the Environment ” (DOFE). Older origins of the forestry authority go back to 1939.

Until mid-2009 the name was Gambia Department of State for Forestry & the Environment (DoSFE) ,

management

The Minister of Forestry and Environment Minister ( Minister of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources ) since February 1, 2017: Lamin Dibba B.

Individual evidence

^ Gambia, Ministry of Forestry & The Environment (Banjul). In: accessgambia.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017 .
^ Forestry Department of The Gambia. In: crdfp.org. November 19, 2008, archived from the original on November 19, 2008 ; Retrieved March 5, 2017 .
^ Department of State for Forestry & the Environment - Gambia. In: afdevinfo.com. May 20, 2012, archived from the original on May 20, 2012 ; Retrieved March 5, 2017 .

[accessgambia-1] Gambia, Ministry of Forestry & The Environment (Banjul). In: accessgambia.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017 .

[2] Forestry Department of The Gambia. In: crdfp.org. November 19, 2008, archived from the original on November 19, 2008 ; Retrieved March 5, 2017 .

[3] Department of State for Forestry & the Environment - Gambia. In: afdevinfo.com. May 20, 2012, archived from the original on May 20, 2012 ; Retrieved March 5, 2017 .