Name of Commissioner: 

Name of Permanent Secretary: 

Dr. Inyang S. Usoro

Staff strength:            709

Objectives

• To ensure pollution-free environment by monitoring air and water quality in the State;

• To rehabilitate degraded land resources of the State devastated by gully erosion and landslides;

• To maintain a balanced ecosystem through effective management of natural resources, and re-aforestation of degraded forest lands

• To maintain a clean, green urban environment;

• To educate and enlighten the people on Environment

Responsibilities:

·        Environmental Policies and Programmes;

·        Waste Management;

·        Forestry Resources Policy development and programmes;

·        Development, maintenance and control of botanical

         and zoological gardens, parks and landscapes;

·        Development, maintenance, control and preservation of wild

         life  and game reserves;

·        Coordination and inter-governmental cooperation on

         forestry and ecology matters; 

·        General co-ordination, implementation and enforcement

         of Environmental Laws and Regulations in the state;

·        Monitoring of activities of oil serving companies operating in

         the state;

·       Provision of research, technologica l and technical assistance

        to public and private bodies engaged in the protection of

        the environment.

·      Liaison with the NNPC, the DPR and other allied institutions and Agencies on Petroleum and Condensates matters;

·     Regulation, harmonization and co-ordination of the activities of environmental groups and practitioners with the State.

·       Development of Oron Museum Gardens.

·       Streets identification

·       Flood and Erosion Control/Drainage

In order to achieve the above stated responsibilities, the Ministry became stratified into six (6) main departments, namely:

• Flood and Erosion Control Department;
• Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department;
• Administration and Finance Department;
• Planning, Research and Statistics Department;
• Administration and Finance Department;
• Planning, Research and Statistics Department;
• Pollution Control and Waste Management Department;
• Mineral Resources Department; 
• Added to above are two importance offices;
• Officer of the Honorable Commissioner
• Office of the Permanent Secretary, while Environmental; Awareness Education Divisions, Internal Audit, Information Unit are directly under the office of the Honorable Commissioner.

Achievements

Programme