Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam
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Ministry overview
Formed27 March 2004;20 years ago (2004-03-27)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
HeadquartersWisma Sumber Asli, No. 25, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62574 Putrajaya
Employees13,700 (2017)
Annual budget MYR 2,457,695,600 (2017)
Ministers responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Huang Tiong Sii, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
  • Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation
Ministry executives
  • Ching Thoo A/L Kim, Secretary-General (NRES)
  • Dato' Mat Zaidi Mohd Kalil, Secretary-General (PETRA)
  • Abdul Wahid bin Abu Salim, Deputy Secretary-General (Natural Resources)
  • Dato' Razali bin Mohamad, Deputy Secretary-General (NRESS-Development)
  • Dato' Abdul Wahid bin Abu Salim, Deputy Secretary-General (NRESS-Management)
  • Dato' Mohamad Razif bin Abd Mubin, Deputy Secretary-General (PETRA-Development)
  • Dato' Mohd Rodzwan bin Moh Baba Sakri, Deputy Secretary-General (PETRA-Management)
Website www.nres.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (Malay : Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for natural resources, environment, climate change, land, mines, minerals, geoscience, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, surveying, mapping and geospatial data.

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Organisation

Federal departments

  1. Department of Director General of Lands and Mines (Federal), or Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Persekutuan (JKPTG). (Official site)
  2. Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, or Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia (JUPEM). (Official site)
  3. Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia, or Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia (JMG). (Official site)
  4. Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia (JPSM). (Official site)
  5. Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar Dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia (PERHILITAN). (Official site)
  6. National Institute of Land and Survey, or Institut Tanah dan Ukur Negara (INSTUN). (Official site)
  7. Department of Environment (DOE), or Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS). (Official site)
  8. Malaysian Meteorological Department, or Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia). (Official site)

Statutory Bodies

  1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), or Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia. (Official site)
  2. Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia, or Pihak Berkuasa Pembangunan Tenaga Lestari Malaysia (SEDA). (Official site)
  3. The Tin Industry (Research And Development) Board, or Lembaga (Penyelidikan & Kemajuan) Perusahaan Timah. (Official site)

Professional Institution

  1. Board of Geologists Malaysia (BoG), or Lembaga Ahli Geologi. (Official site)
  2. Land Surveyors Board Peninsular Malaysia, or Lembaga Juruukur Tanah. (site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change is responsible for administration of several key Acts: [1]

Lands
Mineral and Geoscience
Forestry
Biodiversity
Environment
Water

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

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References

  1. http://www.nre.gov.my/ms-my/PustakaMedia/Pages/Dasar-dan-Perundangan.aspx Policies, Acts, Legislations and Guidelines