The Federal Ministry for the Environment Nature Conservation Building and Nuclear Safety (German: Bundesministerium für Umwelt Naturschutz Bau und Reaktorsicherheit) abbreviated BMUB is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is headquartered in Bonn with a branch office in Berlin. The current minister of the environment is Barbara Hendricks who assumed office on December 17 2013.The ministry was established on June 6 1986 in response to the Chernobyl disaster.
