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Lacey Act (US)
This law combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, for plants -
Wold Bank
It is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low and middle income countries. -
World Health Organization
It is the United Nations agency dedicated to global health and safety that connects nations to promote health. -
Delany Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act(US)
Prohibits the addition to the human food supply of any chemical linked to cancer. -
Environmental Protection Agency(US)
It is an independent executive agency of the US federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. -
Clean Air Act(US)
Authorized the development of comprehensive federal and state regulations to limit emissions from industrial and mobile sources. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration(US)
It is a large regulatory agency of The Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. -
United Nations Environmental Program
The UNEP is responsible for coordinating responses to responses to environmental issues within the UN systems. -
Clean Water Act (US)
The primary federal law in the US governing water pollution. -
Endangered Species Act (US)
Protects and aims to conserve endangered and threatened species and their habitats. -
Safe Drinking Water Act (US)
The principal federal law in the US intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
It is an international agreement designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)
An act that governs the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. -
Surface mining and Reclamation Act (US)
The primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects on coal mining in the US. -
Department of Energy(US)
They manage the US nuclear infrastructure and administers the country's energy policy. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act(US)
Also known as Superfund Act, provides federal help to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazard waste sites. -
Montreal Protocol
An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible for ozone depletion. -
Kyoto Protocol
Committed industrialized countries and economics in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.