The main objectives of MoEST are to promote environmentally sustainable economic development of the country, promote a natural and cultural and environment, to protect life support systems, identify new technologies through the development and promotion of research activities in the field of environment, science and technology, contribute to achieving national objectives related to poverty alleviation by developing appropriate and new technologies through research, develop and promote traditional indigenous technologies, and encourage intellectual groups working in the field of environment, science, and technology by creating appropriate opportunities