Ministry of Environment (Lithuania)

{{Short description|Government ministry of Lithuania}}

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| nativename = Aplinkos ministerija
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| formed = {{Start date and years ago|1993|3|31|df=y}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Lithuania

| headquarters = A. Jakšto 4, Senamiestis,
01105 Vilnius

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| employees = 245 permanent employees
(January 2021)[https://rekvizitai.vz.lt/en/company/lietuvos_respublikos_aplinkos_ministerija/number-of-employees/ Lietuvos Respublikos Aplinkos ministerija employees (insured) on January 6th, 2021]

| budget = {{increase}}€554 million (2024)[https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/2c0ab1d094f911eea70ce7cabd08f150 LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS 2024 METŲ VALSTYBĖS BIUDŽETO ASIGNAVIMAI]

| minister1_name = Povilas Poderskis

| minister1_pfo = 19th Minister for Environment of Lithuania

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The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania ({{langx|lt|Lietuvos Respublikos aplinkos ministerija}}) oversees the environment and natural resources in Lithuania. Its mission is:

• To implement the principle of sustainable development;
• To set preconditions for rational utilization, protection and restoration of natural resources;
• To ensure provision of information about the state of environment and its forecasts to the public;
• To create conditions for the development of construction business and the provision of residents with housing;
• To ensure a proper environmental quality, taking into account the norms and standards of the European Union.{{cite web| url=http://www.am.lt/VI/en/VI/index.php#r/109 |title=Mission of the Ministry |publisher=Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania |date=2002-01-30 |access-date=2011-03-06}}

The Environment Protection Department, accountable to the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas, was established to oversee environment protection and exploitation of natural resources after Lithuania restored its independence in 1990. In 1996, the Department was reorganized into Ministry of Environmental Protection. In 1998, after the merger with Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, it was renamed to Ministry of Environment. Thus it became responsible for construction, territorial planning, and housing. The Ministry has numerous divisions and subordinate institutions responsible for protected areas, environment protection, geological survey, forestry, metrology, meteorology services,{{cite web|url=http://www.meteo.lt/english/about.php|title=Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Environment|publisher=Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Environment|access-date=2014-12-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127115255/http://www.meteo.lt/english/about.php|archive-date=2014-11-27}} and marine research. The Ministry also runs the Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum.{{cite book |title=Ministry of Environment |url=http://www.am.lt/LSP/files/LR%20AM%20%28ang%29.pdf |isbn=9955-499-09-5 |publisher=Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania |year=2003 |location=Vilnius |pages=3, 5}}