EPA works with other nations and international organizations to protect the U.S. from global and regional environmental risks. The Agency's international programs help to protect the environment along our common borders with Mexico and Canada, reduce global environmental threats such as marine pollution and toxic chemicals, integrate environmental protection with international trade and investment, and exchange innovative practices and technologies. These activities not only help sustain the health of the global environment, but also improve environmental quality across the nation.

Recommended EPA Web pages

• International Affairs
  The Office of International Affairs enlists the cooperation of other nations in solving environmental problems of mutual concern.
• International Affairs: Countries and Regions
  EPA's bilateral cooperative programs allow other countries to benefit from U.S. experience in developing appropriate and effective environmental programs.
• International Innovation Gateway
  This Web site is a gateway to information and resources on innovative environmental projects and programs from around the world.

Border Issues
Great Lakes, Transboundary Pollution, US-Canada Border, US-Mexico Border

Chemicals Management
Export, Green Chemistry, Import, Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRS), Screening

Country & Regional Programs
Canada, Caribbean, Central Europe, China, Eastern Europe, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Western Europe

Environmental Policy
Children's Health, Marine Pollution, Trade

Global Climate Change
Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Sink, Forestry, Greenhouse Gas, Land Use, Methane, Technology Cooperation

Import/Export
Pesticides, Waste

International Visitors

Partners/Networks
International Joint Commission (IJC), NAFTA Technical Working Group on Pesticides, OECD Pesticide Working Group

Pollution Prevention
Binational Toxics Strategy

Radiation

Stratospheric Ozone

Technical Assistance
Environmental Technology Verification, Site Remediation Technologies, Training

Treaties and Agreements
Basel Convention, Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, La Paz Agreement, London Convention, Marpol Agreement, Montreal Protocol, North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), US-Japan Agreement on Cooperation in Environmental Protection, US-Taiwan Bilateral Agreement In the Field of Environmental Protection, US-Thailand Agreement in the Area of Environmental Protection

Voluntary Standards
ISO 14000

Waste

Water
Marine Pollution, Transboundary