The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (; MONREC) is a Myanmar government ministry, founded by the merger of the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry by then-president Htin Kyaw in 2016.

, Myanmar possesses ten captive white elephants, which are in the custody of the Ministry's Forest Department. They are kept in inhumane conditions, shackled for 22 hours a day and housed in small open-air pavilions.

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

Departments

Union Minister Office

Forest Department

Dry Zone Greening Department

Environmental Conservation Department

Survey Department

Myanma Timber Enterprise

University of Forestry and Environmental Science

Department of Mines

Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration

No. 1 Mining Enterprise

No. 2 Mining Enterprise

Myanma Gems Enterprise

Myanma Pearl Enterprise

References

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Ministries established in 2016

2016 establishments in Myanmar

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation