Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (သယံဇာတနှင့်သဘာဝပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန; MONREC) is a Myanmar government ministry, founded by the merger of the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry by then-president Htin Kyaw in 2016.

, Myanmar possesses ten captive white elephants, which are in the custody of the Ministry's Forest Department. They are kept in inhumane conditions, shackled for 22 hours a day and housed in small open-air pavilions.

Departments

 * Union Minister Office
 * Forest Department
 * Dry Zone Greening Department
 * Environmental Conservation Department
 * Survey Department
 * Myanma Timber Enterprise
 * University of Forestry and Environmental Science
 * Department of Mines
 * Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration
 * No. 1 Mining Enterprise
 * No. 2 Mining Enterprise
 * Myanma Gems Enterprise
 * Myanma Pearl Enterprise