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Endangered Species Act
This combats trafficking of illegally taken or captured wildife, fish, and plants. -
World Bank
An international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low and middle income countries. -
World Health Organization
A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for the international public health. -
Lacey Act (US)
This required the FDA to fund additional research to remove cancer in humans and animals as indicated by treaty. -
Clean Air Act (US)
Authorized the development of comprehensive federal and state regulation to limit emission from path stationary. -
Environmental Protection Agency (US)
An agency that protects people and the environment from significant health risks and sponsors and conducts research. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
An agency that ensures safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards. -
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)
This coordinated responses to environmental issues to the United Nations system. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)
Establishes a framework for facilities to investigate and clean-up hazardous waste contamination. -
Safe Drinking Water Act (US)
The principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants doesn't threaten their survival. -
Department of Energy (US)
The rationalized organization and functions of government related to energy. -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)
The primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (US)
Provides a federal superfund to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste and other emergencies on the environments. -
United Nations Environment Programme
The global authority for the environment with programmes focusing on climate, nature, pollution, sustainable development and more. -
Montreal Protocol
An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. -
Kyoto Protocol
Commuting industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and eliminate greenhouse gases.