Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is responsible for the creation and enforcement of policies and regulations dealing with the environment, including conservation, regeneration, forestry and wildlife protection. It is also responsible for the exploration, management and conservation of the country's natural resources, including the management of the water supply, mineral deposit development, and the exploration of the country's territory and continental shelf. Finally, the Ministry also is in charge of regulating industrial and energy safety, and monitors geological and earthquake activities and development of state police and legal regulation in forestry affairs. Departments The Federal Service for the Supervision of Natural Resources Federal Agency for Subsoil Use Federal Water Resources Agency Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring[1] Federal Forestry Agency