Since the beginning of 1993, the Ministry of the Environment has existed as a central body of an independent Czech Republic.

In June 2010, as part of negotiations on the composition of the center-right government, the ministry was abolished and its agenda merged with other authorities.[which?]

While Senator Bedřich Moldan negotiating for TOP 09 defended the independence of the ministry, negotiator Civic Democratic Party Jiří Papež advocated a merger of the Ministries of the Environment, Local Development and Agriculture.

Public Affairs proposed a merger of the agendas of the Ministries of the Environment and Agriculture.

The Ministry of the Environment is the central state administration body for the following areas: It is also the central authority of state administration for hunting, fishing and forestry in national parks and the central government body for state environmental policy, for the labelling system of environmentally friendly products and services and for the program supporting voluntary participation in the system of company management and audit from the point of view of environmental protection (EMAS Program).