Ministry of Environment (Cambodia)

Ministry of Environment

ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន Krâsuŏng Bârĭsthan
Agency overview
Formed	24 September 1993
Jurisdiction	Royal Government of Cambodia
Headquarters	Morodok Techo Building (Lot 503), Tonle Bassac, Chamkarmorn, Phnom Penh 120101, Cambodia
Minister responsible	Eang Sophalleth, Minister of Environment
Website	moe.gov.kh

The Ministry of Environment (Khmer: ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន, UNGEGN: Krâsuŏng Bârĭsthan) is a government ministry of Cambodia charged with environmental protection.

The current minister is Say Sam Al, succeeding Mok Mareth in 2013.

Ministers

No.	Portrait		Name	In office			Party
				From	To	Duration
1			Mok Mareth ម៉ុក ម៉ារ៉េត (b. 1949)	24 September 1993	23 September 2013	19 years, 364 days	CPP
2			Say Sam Al សាយ សំអាល់ (b. 1980)	24 September 2013	22 August 2023	9 years, 332 days	CPP
3			Eang Sophalleth អៀង សុផល្លែត	22 August 2023	Present	1 year, 121 days	CPP

General Department	Department
General Department of Environmental Protectionresponsible for the Ministry of Environment in managing and coordinating environmental protection	Department of Administration, Planning and Finance
	Air Quality and Sound Management Department
	Water Quality Management Department
	Solid Waste Management Department
	Hazardous Substances Management Department
	Environmental Impact Assessment Department
	Department of Inspection and Law Enforcement
	Laboratory
General Department of Environmental Knowledge and Informationresponsible for the Ministry of Environment in managing environmental data and directing environmental education and environmental outreach, as well as organizing important ceremonies regarding the environment.	Department of Administration, Planning and Finance
	Department of Environmental Education
	Department of Geographic Information Service
	Department of Environmental Information and Dissemination
	Rewards and Incentives Department
General Department of Administration and Financeresponsible for the Ministry of Environment to lead, manage and coordinate general administration, personnel, finance, state property and planning.	Department of Administration
	Department of Human Resources
	Department of Planning and Budget
	State Property Management Department
	Department of Finance and Accounting
General Department of Nature Protection and Conservation Administrationresponsible for the Ministry of Environment in managing and coordinating the work of biodiversity conservation and the appropriate and sustainable use of natural resources in protected areas.	Department of Administration, Planning and Finance
	Department of Conservation of the East Mekong River Protected Area
	Department of Conservation of the Tonle Sap South Inland Protected Area
	Department of Conservation of the Northern Tonle Sap Protected Area
	Freshwater Wetland Conservation Department
	Department of Marine and Coastal Conservation
	Department of Inspection and Law Enforcement
General Department of Local Communityresponsible for the Ministry of Environment to lead, manage and coordinate the development of local and community protected areas to contribute to the management, protection and Conservation of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems in protected areas.	Department of Administration, Planning and Finance
	Department of Community Livelihood
	Department of Heritage Areas
	Department of Ecotourism

See also

• Government of Cambodia
• Environment of Cambodia

External links

• Ministry of Environment (in Khmer)