The Department of Natural Resources and Water is a defunct Queensland Government department. Its functions are now part of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. The former department's functions included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander matters, Climate Change Policy and Science, Commercial Forestry, Commercial Water Services, Land (including Crown Land and Freehold Titles Registration), Native Title, Natural Resource Management (including Vegetation Management), Catchment Management, Place Names, Quarry Sales, Recreation, Registration of Valuers and Surveyors and Water Recycling Strategy.
The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection is a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for protecting the state's natural environment and historic buildings. The minister responsible for the department is Steven Miles. The department's head office is at 400 George Street in the Brisbane CBD.
The Department's final Minister was the Honourable Craig Wallace MP (as then Minister for Natural Resources and Water and Minister assisting the Premier in North Queensland and the Member for Thuringowa). The final Director-General was Scott Spencer.
Craig Andrew Wallace is an Australian politician. He was the member for Thuringowa in the Queensland State Parliament from 7 February 2004 to 24 March 2012.
The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. Cultural and official perceptions and definitions of the various regions differ somewhat depending on the government agency or popular group by which they are being applied.
The department's former names include:
The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water is the former name of the Department of Natural Resources and Water. The department changed its name after the 9 September 2006 State election when responsibility for the Mines administrative unit was transferred to the new Department of Mines and Energy .
The Department of Natural Resources, operating under the FIP applied title Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is the ministry of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing. It was created in 1995 by amalgamating the now-defunct Departments of Energy, Mines and Resources and Forestry. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) works to ensure the responsible development of Canada's natural resources, including energy, forests, minerals and metals. NRCan also uses its expertise in earth sciences to build and maintain an up-to-date knowledge base of our landmass and resources. To promote internal collaboration, NRCan has implemented a departmental wide wiki based on MediaWiki. Natural Resources Canada also collaborates with American and Mexican government scientists, along with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, to produce the North American Environmental Atlas, which is used to depict and track environmental issues for a continental perspective.
The Canadian Forest Service is a sector of the Canadian government department of Natural Resources Canada. Part of the federal government since 1899, the CFS is a science-based policy organization responsible for promoting the sustainable development of Canada's forests and competitiveness of the forest sector to benefit present and future Canadians. Some of the research areas that the CFS is involved in include; forest fire, climate change, silviculture, soils, insects and disease, remote sensing and forest management. Since 1991 the sector has produced an annual report, The State of the Forest in Canada, which describes the status of the nation's forests and the forest industry.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is a government ministry of the Canadian province of Ontario that is responsible for Ontario’s provincial parks, forests, fisheries, wildlife, mineral aggregates and the Crown lands and waters that make up 87 per cent of the province. Its offices are divided into Northwestern, Northeastern and Southern Ontario regions with the main headquarters in Peterborough, Ontario.
The Department of Energy and Mines is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the administration of New Brunswick's energy policy including electricity, natural gas and refined petroleum products; as well as the regulation of the development and exploration of minerals from New Brunswick's land.
The Department for Environment and Water is a department of the Government of South Australia. Created on 1 July 2012 by the merger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department for Water as the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, it was given its present name on 22 March 2018. It is responsible for ensuring that South Australia's natural resources are managed productively and sustainably, while improving the condition and resilience of the state's natural environment.
The New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), a division of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the care and protection of the environment and heritage, which includes the natural environment, Aboriginal country, culture and heritage, and built heritage in New South Wales, Australia. The OEH supports the community, business and government in protecting, strengthening and making the most of a healthy environment and economy within the state. The OEH is part of the Department of Planning and Environment cluster and also manages national parks and reserves.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil, water, and mineral resources of the state. In 2017, the Illinois Historic Preservation Division was added to its portfolio. It is headquartered in the state capital of Springfield.
The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy is a department of the Queensland Government in Australia. The department is responsible for regulating mining, land, and water resources in the state.
Andrew Peter Cripps is an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2017 and served Minister for Natural Resources and Mines.
The Australian Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources is The Honourable David Littleproud since 20 December 2017 following a rearrangement of the Second Turnbull Ministry.
The Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS) was a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for the state's energy and water industries. The department's head office was at 1 William Street, Brisbane.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is a government agency in the state of Maryland charged with maintaining natural resources including state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, wildlife and recreation areas. Its headquarters are in Annapolis.
Seqwater is a statutory authority of the Government of Queensland that provides bulk water storage, transport and treatment, water grid management and planning, catchment management and flood mitigation services to the South East Queensland region of Australia. Seqwater also provides irrigation services to about 1,200 rural customers in the region that are not connected to the grid and provides recreation facilities.
Queensland's energy policy is based on the year 2000 document called the Queensland Energy Policy: A Cleaner Energy Strategy. The Queensland Government assists energy development through the Department of Energy and Water Supply. The state is noted for its significant contribution to coal mining in Australia. The primary fuel for electricity generation in the state is coal with coal seam gas becoming a significant fuel source. Queensland has 98% of Australia's reserves of coal seam gas. An expansion of energy-intensive industries such as mining, economic growth and population growth have created increased demand for energy in Queensland.
Stephen Robertson, an Australian politician, is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland who represented the electoral district of Stretton for the Labor Party. He was the Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and Minister for Trade in the cabinet of Premier Anna Bligh. He had previously held the positions of Minister for Health (2005–2009) and Minister for Emergency Services (1999–2001).
A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity. The person in charge of such a department is usually known as a Minister of Energy or Minister for Energy.
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) was the Queensland Government department for employment, economic development and innovation for the state of Queensland. It was established on 26 March 2009. Following a change of Government on 24 March 2012, the department was split into multiple agencies as part of the machinery of government changes.
The Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources, abbreviated KATS, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for natural resources, water, pollution, contamination, biosafety, lands, mines, minerals, geoscience, irrigation, drainage, hydrology, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, marine park, surveying, mapping and geospatial data.
The Ministry of Natural Resources is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of China which is responsible for natural resources in the country. It was formed on 19 March 2018, taking on the responsibilities of the now-defunct Ministry of Land and Resources, State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping and State Oceanic Administration, with additional responsibilities coming from other departments and ministries.
