Government and Intergovernmental Environmental Bodies
UN, regional and national bodies that set environmental rules, watch pollution and protect land and seas. What each one covers and where to write.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States
The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for environmental protection.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Denmark
GBIF, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, is an international network and data infrastructure for biodiversity information.
United States Department of the Interior
United States
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing most of the country's federal lands and natural...
United States
The National Park Service, or NPS, is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Switzerland
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, is the United Nations body that assesses the science of climate change.
United Nations Environment Programme
Kenya · Nairobi
The United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, is the United Nations' leading global authority on the environment.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or FWS, is a federal agency within the U.S.
Netherlands · Amersfoort
Staatsbosbeheer is a Dutch government organization responsible for forestry and the management of nature reserves.
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Nepal
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, is an intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre for the Hindu Kush Himalaya...
South Africa
South African National Parks, known as SANParks, is the body that manages South Africa's national parks.