The Ministry of Forests and Environment ( ne, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

responsible for the conservation of forests and managing the environment in the country. Its main purposes are to enhance

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of the forest and water sectors and to manage the biodiversity,

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and also to increase the development of forest related enterprises in order to combat poverty throughout the rural areas of Nepal.

History

Throughout its history, the ministry had several different names and portfolios. Under the Koirala cabinet and the

first Oli cabinet On 12 October 2015, following the declaration of the Nepalese Constitution, and after Sushil Koirala stepped down as the Prime Minister of Nepal, Khadga Prasad Oli was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal. Oli's candidacy was supported by t ...

, it was the ''Ministry of Forests''. In 2018, under the

second Oli cabinet The Second Oli cabinet was the Government of Nepal from 15 February 2018 to 13 July 2021. It was initially formed as a majority coalition on 15 February 2018, after Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal followin ...

, the portfolio of the ministry was changed from ''Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation'' to ''Ministry of Forests and Environment''.

Organisational structure

Two departments serve under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work: * Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation * Department of Forests

Former Ministers of Forests and Environment

This is a list of former Ministers of Forests and Soil Conservation since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

References

Forests and Soil Conservation

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