Ministry of Environment (South Sudan)

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South Sudan
Ministry of Environment
Department overview
Formed2011
Jurisdiction South Sudan
Headquarters Juba
Minister responsible

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry is a Government of South Sudan institution. The incumbent minister is Josephine Napwon, while Joseph Africano Bartel serves as the Under Secretary. [1] [2] The Ministry of Environment and Forestry is legally ordered with the Protection and preservation of lands and all the environment. Also to ensure sustainable utilization of the environmental resource base geared towards meeting the needs of both the contemporary and the future generations. [3]

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Location

The headquarter of the ministry is located at Ministry of Environment and Forestry Bilpam Road, Juba, South Sudan. [4] [5]

Organizational structure

Administratively, the ministry is divided into directorates:

List of ministers of environment

MinisterIn officePartyPresidentNote(s)
Alfred Lado Gore Since July 2011 Sudan People's Liberation Movement Salva Kiir Mayardit In office

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