The MoE is the central state administrative authority in: * protection of natural water accumulation, * protection of water resources and the quality of groundwater and surface water, * air protection, * nature and landscape protection, * conservation of agricultural land, * operation of the National Geological Survey, * protection of the rock environment, including mineral resources and groundwater, * geological works and environmental supervision of mining, * waste management, * environmental impact assessment of activities and their consequences, including transboundary, * gamekeeping, fisheries and forestry in national parks, * national environmental policy.