# Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (Malay: Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for natural resources, environment, climate change, land, mines, minerals, geoscience, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, surveying, mapping and geospatial data.

## Organisation

* Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
** Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
*** Secretary-General
**** Under the Authority of Secretary-General
***** Internal Audit Unit
***** Legal Advisory Unit
***** Corporate Communication Unit
***** Integrity Unit
***** Key Performance Indicator Unit
***** Strategic Planning and International Division
**** Deputy Secretary-General (Natural Resources)
***** Land, Survey and Geospatial Division
***** Minerals and Geoscience Division
***** Biodiversity Management dan Forestry Division
***** REDD Plus Unit
**** Deputy Secretary-General (Energy)
***** Energy Supply Division
***** Sustainable Energy Division
**** Senior Under-Secretary (Management Services)
***** Administration and Finance Division
***** Information Management Division
***** Human Resources Management Division
***** Development Division
***** Account Division

### Federal departments

* Department of Director General of Lands and Mines (Federal), or Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Persekutuan (JKPTG). (Official site)
* Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, or Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia (JUPEM). (Official site)
* Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia, or Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia (JMG). (Official site)
* Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia (JPSM). (Official site)
* Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar Dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia (PERHILITAN). (Official site)
* National Institute of Land and Survey, or Institut Tanah dan Ukur Negara (INSTUN). (Official site)
* Department of Environment (DOE), or Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS). (Official site)
* Malaysian Meteorological Department, or Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia). (Official site)

### Statutory Bodies

* Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), or Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia. (Official site)
* Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia, or Pihak Berkuasa Pembangunan Tenaga Lestari Malaysia (SEDA). (Official site)
* The Tin Industry (Research And Development) Board, or Lembaga (Penyelidikan & Kemajuan) Perusahaan Timah. (Official site)

### Professional Institution

* Board of Geologists Malaysia (BoG), or Lembaga Ahli Geologi. (Official site)
* Land Surveyors Board Peninsular Malaysia, or Lembaga Juruukur Tanah. (site)

## Key legislation

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

### Lands

* Continental Shelf Act 1966 [Act 83]
* Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955 [Act 98]
* Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 [Act 134]
* Strata Titles Act 1985 [Act 318]
* Federal Lands Commissioner Act 1957 [Act 349]
* Stamp Act 1949 [Act 378]
* Land Conservation Act 1960 [Act 385]
* Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 (Consolidated and Revised 1989) [Act 388]
* Land Acquisition Act 1960 [Act 486]
* Padi Cultivators (Control of Rent and Security of Tenure) Act 1967 [Act 528]
* Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960 [Act 530]
* National Land Code (Validation) Act 2003 [Act 625]

### Mineral and Geoscience

* Geological Survey Act 1974 [Act 129]
* Mineral Development Act 1994 [Act 525]

### Forestry

* National Forestry Act 1984 [Act 313]
* Wood-based Industries (State Legislatures Competency) Act 1984 [Act 314]
* Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board Act 1985 [Act 319]
* International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act 686]

### Biodiversity

* Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 [Act 795]
* National Parks Act 1980 [Act 226]
* Fisheries Act 1985 [Act 317]
* Fees (Marine Parks Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2004 [Act 635]
* Biosafety Act 2007 [Act 678]
* Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 [Act 716]

### Environment

* Environmental Quality Act 1974 [Act 127]
* Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 [Act 311]

### Water

* Drainage Works Act 1954 [Act 354]
* Waters Act 1920 [Act 418]
* Water Supply (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 1998 [Act 581]
* Water Services Industry Act 2006 [Act 655]

## Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

* National Water Resources Policy
* National Mineral Policy
* National Forestry Policy
* National Biodiversity Policy
* National Biological Diversity 2016-2025