Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติ สัตว์ป่า และพันธุ์พืช
Seal of the Rukha Deva [th], holding a sword and a magnifying glass
Agency overview
Formed3 October 2002; 22 years ago (2002-10-03)
JurisdictionGovernment of Thailand
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Annual budget11,574 million baht (2018)
385 million USD
Agency executive
  • Atthaphol Chareonsa, Director-General
Parent departmentMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment
Websiteportal.dnp.go.th

The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), Thai: กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติ สัตว์ป่า และพันธุ์พืช) is an agency of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Its headquarters are in Chatuchak District, Bangkok.[1] Since February 2016 the director-general of the DNP has been Thanya Netithammakun.[2] In FY2018 DNP's budget is 11,574 million baht.[3]

  1. ^ "Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation [sic]". Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation [sic].
  2. ^ Karnjanatawe, Karnjana (26 September 2016). "A lack of green" (Editorial). Bangkok Post. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2018. Bangkok: Bureau of the Budget (Thailand). 27 December 2017. p. 87. Retrieved 7 August 2018.