Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (Ukraine)

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство захисту довкілля та природних ресурсів) is the main authority in the system of central government of Ukraine responsible for ecological monitoring and development of the country.

As a government ministry it exists since 1991 being formed during dissolution of the Soviet Union.

This government institution was established in 1967 as the State Committee of Nature Protection.

[4] The new returning post of ecology minister was filled when Roman Abramovsky was appointed by parliament on 19 June 2020.

The ministry elects several state administrations representatives to coordinate operation of selected government companies.