List of supranational environmental agencies

A variety of supranational environmental agencies , commissions, programs, and secretariats exist across the world today. Some are global in nature, while others are regional; they may be multilateral or bilateral in character. Some are responsible for broad areas of environmental policy, regulation, and implementation; others focus on very specific issue areas. This article lists notable supranational environmental agencies, by region.

Global

United Nations

See also: United Nations System

• Food and Agriculture Organization
• Global Environment Facility
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
  • International Seabed Authority
  • International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Secretariat
• United Nations Environment Programme
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat
• World Meteorological Organization

Other

• Alliance of Small Island States
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
• International Carbon Action Partnership
• International Tropical Timber Organization
• International Union for Conservation of Nature
• International Whaling Commission
• North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission
• OECD Environment Directorate
• World Nature Organization

Africa

• Central African Forest Commission
• Congo Basin Forest Partnership

Americas and Caribbean

• Comissão de Integração Nacional, Desenvolvimento Regional e da Amazônia - CINDRA, Brazil
• Commission for Environmental Cooperation, operating under the North American Free Trade Agreement
• The Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, part of UNEP's Regional office in Latin America and the Caribbean
• International Joint Commission, prevents and resolves disputes about the use and quality of boundary waters on the Canada–US border. ^[1]

Antarctica

• Antarctic Treaty Secretariat

Asia

• ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network
• International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
• Mekong River Commission
• Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)

Europe

European Union

• European Commission
  • Directorate-General for Climate Action
  • Directorate-General for Energy
  • Directorate-General for the Environment
  • Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
• European Environment Agency

Other

• Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)
• European Forest Institute
• European Space Agency (ESA)
• International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
• International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
• Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM)
• Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe

Oceania

• Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
• Pacific Regional Environment Programme

See also

• List of agriculture ministries
• List of environmental ministries
• List of environmental organizations
• List of forestry ministries
• List of intergovernmental organizations
• List of international environmental agreements
• Supranational union

References

1. "Home | International Joint Commission". ijc.org. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

External links

• EEC Partner Network
• EPA's work with International Organizations