Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

পরিবেশ, বন ও জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন মন্ত্রণালয়
Government of Bangladesh Seal
Ministry overview
Formed	12 January 1972; 52 years ago (12 January 1972)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka[1]
Annual budget	৳2131 crore (US$180 million) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible	Syeda Rizwana Hasan
Ministry executives	Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary
Child agencies	Department of Environment Forest Department Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Bangladesh Forest Research Institute Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Bangladesh Rubber Board
Website	www.moef.gov.bd

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bengali: পরিবেশ, বন ও জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন মন্ত্রণালয়; Paribēś, bana o jalabayou paribarton mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh whose role is ensuring the sustainable environment and optimum forest coverage.^[2] Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is an independent ministry of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Its main function is to plan, promote, coordinate and monitor government activities related to the environment and forest. This Ministry was established to look after all environmental matters in Bangladesh, and the Ministry is a permanent member of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council. The Ministry is a participant in the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The main functions of the Ministry include environmental conservation, survey of forest and environmental elements, prevention of environmental degradation and pollution control, afforestation and restoration of degraded areas, and overall protection of the environment. Previously the ministry's name was the Ministry of Environment and Forest. On May 14, 2018, the cabinet changed the name to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.^[3][4]