1. The institutions in charge of environmental protection and management 456. Within the Ministry, there are technical departments that contribute directly to the protection and management of the environment, notably: - the Directorate of the Environment responsible for overseeing the application of government's environmental policy; - the Directorate of Forest Resources responsible, inter alia, for coordinating activities related to forests, fauna and wetlands, proposing draft national forest resources and wetland policies, developing national parks and wildlife reserves, creating protected areas for the conservation of the territory's biodiversity; - the institutions attached: o the Forests Development and Exploitation Agency (ODEF) responsible for the management of State forests. o the National Environmental Management Agency (ANGE). 457. The other institutions responsible for environmental management are provided for by Law No. 2008-005 of 30 May 2008 on a framework law on the environment, Law No. 2008-009 of 19 June 2008 on the Forest Code and Law No. 2009-001 of 6 January 2009 relating to the prevention of the biotechnological risks. These institutions are: - the National Commission for Sustainable Development (CNDD): consultative body responsible for monitoring the integration of the environmental dimension into development policies and strategies; - the National Agency for Environmental Management (ANGE): public institution supporting the implementation of the national environmental policy as defined by the government within the framework of the National Environmental Action Plan (PNAE); - the National Environmental Fund (FNE): a public institution administered by a management committee made up of representatives of the government, NGOs and local authorities. Its resources are intended to finance the national environmental policy; - a special Treasury Fund called the National Forest Development Fund (FNDF). Its revenue is exclusively earmarked for financing forest resource development operations; - Advisory committees for forest resources established throughout the national territory. Their mission is to assist decision-making concerning the management of forest resources. 130