International Environmental Agencies - Africa, the Middle East, and North and South America

his listing of international environmental agencies accessible on the Internet is presented as a service to the United States Navy environmental community by the Marine Environmental Support Office (see administrative information). The information provided herein was correct, to the best of our knowledge, at the time of publication. It is important to remember, however, the dynamic nature of the Internet. Resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restrict access the next, and the location of items may change as menus and homepages are reorganized. Inclusion of any resource in this listing does not constitute an endorsement by the United States Navy. All descriptions are taken from the resource sites themselves, and the Marine Environmental Support Office assumes no responsibility for their accuracy or the contents of the sites.

Also available: International Environmental Agencies - Europe and Asia/Australia/Pacific.

Updated: February 17, 2004

Africa

Egypt

• Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs

Morocco

• Secretary fo the Department of the Environment (in French)

South Africa

• Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

Middle East

Bahrain

• Ministry of Housing and Agriculture

Israel

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Jordan

• Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment

Kuwait

• Environment Public Authority

North/South America

Canada

• Environment Canada

Mexico

• United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Panama

• National Environment Authority (in Spanish)

Other Resources

• Directory of Organizations and Institutes Active in Environmental Monitoring
• Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators
• Foreign Law Materials and International Treaties
• Harvard University Law Library
• International Court of Justice
• International Martime Organization
• United Nations Environment Programme
• Washington University School of Law Library