Ministry of Natural Resources (China)

Chinese government agency for resource management

Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China中华人民共和国自然资源部
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Zìyuánzīyuánbù

Agency overview
Formed| 19 March 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-19)
Preceding agencies|

* Ministry of Land Resources
* State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
* State Oceanic Administration

Type| Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
Jurisdiction| Government of China
Headquarters| Beijing
Minister responsible|

* Wang Guanghua

Deputy Ministers responsible|

* Wang Hong [zh], Director of State Oceanic Administration
* Zhuang Shaoqin
* Xu Dachun
* Liu Guohong

Agency executives|

* Wei Shanzhong, Leader of Discipline Inspection & Supervision Team
* Guan Zhiou, Director of National Forestry and Grassland Administration
* Li Jinfa, Director of China Geological Survey

Parent agency| State Council
Child agency|

* National Forestry and Grasslands Administration (NFGA)

Website| www.mnr.gov.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese| 中华人民共和国自然资源部
Traditional Chinese| 中華人民共和國自然資源部
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó zìránzīyuánbù

The Ministry of Natural Resources is an executive-department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China which is responsible for natural resources in the country. It is the 14th-ranking department of the State Council.

It was formed on 19 March 2018, taking on the responsibilities of the now-defunct Ministry of Land and Resources, State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping and State Oceanic Administration, with additional responsibilities coming from other departments and ministries.

## History

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On March 19, 2018, the Government of the People's Republic of China announced the simultaneous creation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and dissolution of the Ministry of Land and Resources, State Oceanic Administration, and State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. That same day, Lu Hao was elected Minister of Natural Resources.[1]

In 2019, the Ministry held its first international forum on nature protection.[2]: 149

On August 26, 2019, President Xi Jinping signed Presidential Decree No. 32 of the People's Republic of China, announcing the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Amendment of the Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Urban Real Estate Administration Law of the People's Republic of China, which decides to transfer the responsibility for the reform and management of rural residential bases nationwide from the Ministry of Natural Resources to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.[3]

On August 31, 2020, according to the National Development and Reform Commission's Implementing Opinions on Comprehensively Pushing Forward the Reform of Delinking Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce from Administrative Organs (NDRC [2019] No. 1063), 10 industry associations (chambers of commerce), including the China Federation of Mining and Mining[clarification needed], which were formerly under the supervision of the Ministry of Natural Resources, were dissociated from the Ministry of Natural Resources.[4]

## Functions

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According to regulations concerning the Ministry, it is responsible for regulating, managing, registering, and exploiting the natural resources in China including land, minerals, forests, grasslands, wetlands and water.[5][6] It is also responsible for ecological restoration, protecting arable land, geological land exploration, granting permits for undersea cables and pipelines, upholding maritime interests and rights, coordinating and managing urban and rural planning, as well as surveying and registering water resources.[6][7] The Ministry administers the National Forestry and Grasslands Administration.[7]

The Ministry continued efforts begun in 2006 under the Ministry of Land and Resources to curb misclassification of land (for example, local authorities incorrectly labeling farmland as available for urbanization).[8]: 30 This includes the use of a National Natural Resources Inspector (formerly the National Land Supervision Inspector) and the use of regional land supervision bureaus to increase oversight on local authorities.[8]: 30 These efforts have significantly curtailed land misclassification.[8]: 30

The Ministry has a significant role in shaping environmental education in China.[2]: 149 It supports environmental education in China's national parks, nature parks, and environmentally-protected areas.[2]: 149

* Responsibilities of the former Ministry of Land and Resources
* Responsibilities of the former State Oceanic Administration
* Responsibilities of the former State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
* Responsibilities of organizing and planning the major-function oriented zone (Responsibilities of National Development and Reform Commission)
* Responsibilities of urban and rural planning management (Responsibilities of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development)
* Responsibilities of water resources survey and the management of the registration of the right (Responsibilities of Ministry of Water Resources)
* Responsibilities of grassland resources survey and the management of the registration of the right (Responsibilities of Ministry of Agriculture)
* Responsibilities of forest, wetland, national parks, and other resources survey and registration management (Responsibilities of State Forestry and Grassland Administration)

## List of ministers

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No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes

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1 | Lu Hao | 19 March 2018 | 24 June 2022 | [9]
2 | Wang Guanghua | 24 June 2022 |  | [citation needed]

## See also

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* Tsunami Advisory Center of the Ministry of National Resources

## References

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1. ^ 新建七部委 自然资源部担重责. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). 2018-03-14.
2. ^ a b c Efird, Rob (2020). "Nature for Nurture in Urban Chinese Childrearing". In Esarey, Ashley; Haddad, Mary Alice; Lewis, Joanna I.; Harrell, Stevan (eds.). Greening East Asia: The Rise of the Eco-Developmental State. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-74791-0. JSTOR j.ctv19rs1b2.
3. ^ "全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于修改《中华人民共和国土地管理法》、《中华人民共和国城市房地产管理法》的决定_滚动新闻_中国政府网". 中国政府网_中央人民政府门户网站 (in Chinese). 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
4. ^ "关于做好全面推开全国性行业协会商会与行政机关脱钩改革工作的通知_部门政务_中国政府网". 中国政府网_中央人民政府门户网站 (in Chinese). 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
5. ^ 自然资源部新使命：处理好自然资源监管与环境治理的关系. sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-19. "新组建的自然资源部将国土资源部的职责，国家发展和改革委员会的组织编制主体功能区规划职责，住房和城乡建设部的城乡规划管理职责，水利部的水资源调查和确权登记管理职责，农业部的草原资源调查和确权登记管理职责，国家林业局的森林、湿地等资源调查和确权登记管理职责，国家海洋局的职责，国家测绘地理信息局的职责整合，组建自然资源部，作为国务院组成部门。自然资源部对外保留国家海洋局牌子。"
6. ^ a b "自然资源部职能配置、内设机构和人员编制规定" [Regulations on the functional configuration, internal structure and staffing of the Ministry of Natural Resources]. State Council of the People's Republic of China. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
7. ^ a b "Decoding Chinese Politics". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
8. ^ a b c Lan, Xiaohuan (2024). How China Works: An Introduction to China's State-led Economic Development. Translated by Topp, Gary. Palgrave MacMillan. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-0080-6. ISBN 978-981-97-0079-0.
9. ^ 黑龙江省长陆昊当选首任自然资源部部长. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-03-19.

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