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Area of Responsibilities
(I) The Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission (BEST)
Protection, Conservation and Management of the Environment
Relations with National and International Organizations on matters Relating to the Environment
International Convention, Treaties, Protocols and Agreement relating to the Environment
Reefs and Blue Holes
Plant Protection Act
Wild Animal Conservation and Trade
Wild Animal Protection
Wild Bird Protection
Natural History Specimens
Forestry
Botanical Gardens
Relations with The Bahamas National Trust
Bahamas National Geographic and Information Systems
Private Roads and Subdivisions
(II) Department of Physical Planning
Development of Land Use Plan for New Providence and the Family Islands
Physical Planning and Land Use
Town and Country Planning
(III) Port Department
Relations with The Bahamas Maritime Authority
Maritime Affairs
Relations with The Bahams Water and Sewerage Corporation
Relations with The Bahamas Electricity Corporation
Relations with the Petroleum Industry
Oil and Natural Gas Exploration
Aragonite Mining
(III) Department of Meteorology
Meteorology
(IIV)Department of Environmental Services
Environment Control
Solid Waste Collection And Disposal
Public Sanitation
Beautification and Maintenance of Roadsides, Sidewalks and Road
Verges, Park (excluding the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre) and Beaches
Montagu Beach and Foreshore
Western Esplanade
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