# List of forestry ministries

A forestry ministry (also called a forestry agency, forestry department, or forest service) is a high, often cabinet-level government ministry charged with forestry. The ministry is often headed by a minister for forestry. Specific duties may relate to forest conservation, management, reforestation, education, forest protection, wildfire management, and related areas.

## Forestry ministries by country

(Where a national forestry agency, forestry department, forest administration or parastatal corporation exists as a high-level agency within a multi-purpose ministry, it has been added to this list within parentheses.)
| Country | | Office | Head |
| Albania | Albania | Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration | Minister of Environment, Forests and Water Administration |
| Australia | Australia | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources | Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Ministry of Environment and Forest | Minister of Environment and Forestry |
| Brunei | Brunei | Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (Forestry Department) | Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | Ministry of Agriculture and Food | Minister of Agriculture and Food |
| Burma | Burma | Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry | Minister of Environmental Conservation and Forestry |
| Cambodia | Cambodia | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Canada | Canada | Natural Resources Canada (Canadian Forest Service) | Minister of Natural Resources |
| Chile | Chile | Ministry of Agriculture (National Forest Corporation) | |
| China | China | State Forestry and Grassland Administration [zh] (formerly State Forestry Administration) | Director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration |
| Colombia | Colombia | Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development | Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | Ministry of Agriculture | Minister of Agriculture |
| Denmark | Denmark | Ministry of Environment (Danish Forest and Nature Agency) | Minister of Environment |
| DRC | DRC | Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism | Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism |
| Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Ministry of Environmental Protection and Forestry | |
| Finland | Finland | Metsähallitus | |
| France | France | Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Regional Planning (National Forests Office) | Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Regional Planning |
| Georgia | Georgia | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection | Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection |
| Germany | Germany | Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection |
| India | India | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Indian Forest Service) (ICFRE) | Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | Ministry of Forestry | Minister of Forestry |
| Iran | Iran | Ministry of Agriculture Jihad (Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands) | Minister of Agriculture Jihad |
| Ireland | Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
| Isle of Man | Isle of Man | Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture | Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture |
| Israel | Israel | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Italy | Italy | Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | |
| Japan | Japan | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| Kenya | Kenya | Kenya Forest Service | |
| Laos | Laos | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment of Lithuania |
| North Macedonia | North Macedonia | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Minister of Energy and Natural Resources |
| Mexico | Mexico | Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (National Forestry Commission) | Secretary of the Environment |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment | Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | Ministry for Primary Industries Department of Conservation | |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua | Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources | Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | Federal Ministry of Agriculture | |
| North Korea | North Korea | Ministry of Forestry | Minister of Forestry |
| Norway | Norway | Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Statskog) | Minister of Agriculture and Food |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Forestry Authority | Ministry for Forestry |
| Peru | Peru | Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment |
| Philippines | Philippines | Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Forest Management Bureau) | Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources |
| Poland | Poland | Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment |
| Portugal | Portugal | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development |
| Romania | Romania | Ministry of Environment and Forests | Minister of Environment and Forests |
| Russia | Russia | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Federal Forestry Agency) | Minister of Natural Resources and Environment |
| South Africa | South Africa | Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| South Korea | South Korea | Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Korea Forest Service) | |
| South Sudan | South Sudan | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| Spain | Spain | Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment | Minister for Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Department of Forest Conservation) | |
| Sweden | Sweden | Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications | Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Communications |
| Taiwan | Taiwan | Ministry of Agriculture (Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency) | |
| Tanzania | Tanzania | Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism | Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism |
| Thailand | Thailand | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Royal Forest Department) | Minister of Natural Resources and Environment |
| Turkey | Turkey | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry |
| United Kingdom | Nationwide | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Forestry Commission) | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| United Kingdom | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Forest Service Northern Ireland) | Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| United Kingdom | Scotland | Environment and Forestry Directorate (Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry) | Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands |
| United Kingdom | Wales | Rural Affairs Directorate (Natural Resources Wales) | Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs |
| United States | Nationwide | United States Department of Agriculture (United States Forest Service) | United States Secretary of Agriculture |
| United States | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources | Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources | Minister of Environment and Natural Resources |
| Vietnam | Vietnam | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam Administration of Forestry) | Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |