Institutions

INTERPOL - Pollution Crime Working Group

The INTERPOL Pollution Crime Working Group initiates and leads a number of projects to combat the transport, trading and disposal of hazardous wastes or resources in contravention of national and international laws. Pollution crime has a clear and direct human impact due to the hazardous nature of the substances in …

INTERPOL - Wildlife Crime Working Group

The INTERPOL Wildlife Crime Working Group initiates and leads a number of projects to combat the poaching, trafficking, or possession of legally protected flora and fauna. Wildlife crime, such as poaching, the traffic in illegal ivory or illegal logging, can lead to the extinction of a species, the loss of …

OECD - Environment Policy Committee (EPOC)

The Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) implements the OECD's Environment Programme. EPOC, consisting of Delegates from capitals, meets 1-2 times per year and holds meetings at Ministerial level approximately every four years. EPOC oversees work on country reviews, indicators, modelling and outlooks, climate change, natural resources management, policy tools and …

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics …

Secretariat of the GPA (UNEP)

UNEP serves as the Secretariat of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) with the mandate to: a) promote and facilitate implementation of the GPA at the national, regional as well as sub-regional levels through, in particular, a thorough revitalization of …

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE's major aim is to promote pan-European economic integration. To do so, it brings together 56 countries located in the European Union, non-EU Western and Eastern Europe, South-East Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and North America. All these countries dialogue and cooperate under the aegis of UNECE …

UNECE - Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents

Major industrial accidents may cause far-reaching transboundary effects and may lead to accidental water pollution. Therefore, the Signatories, and later Parties, to the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and the Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes decided to …

UNEP - GRID-Arendal

GRID-Arendal is a centre collaborating with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), supporting informed decision making and awareness-raising through: Environmental information management and assessment Capacity building services Outreach and communication tools, methodologies and products Its staff consists of a diverse team of international professionals. Through a dynamic portfolio of projects …

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is a United Nations entity established in 1967 to support countries worldwide in preventing crime and facilitating criminal justice. Crime is a common concern both for governments and citizens across the globe. As crime becomes increasingly internationalized, new forms of crime …

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Established in 1997 through a merger between the UN Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention. The UNODC operates in all regions of the world through a network of field offices. Its aim is to assist Member States in struggles against international crime areas including organized crime …