Minister of State for International Environment

The Minister of State for International Environment is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is currently vacant since October 2022.

Responsibilities
The minister’s responsibilities include:


 * International environment, climate, biodiversity and conservation
 * Animal Welfare
 * Forestry policy – domestic and international
 * International Whaling Commission
 * International ocean (including ocean and climate, marine biodiversity (including overseas territories marine biodiversity), marine litter and blue finance)
 * Illegal wildlife trade, Corridors, Kaza
 * Green recovery
 * International green finance
 * Lead for Forestry Commission
 * Lords Minister for environment, including Environment Bill