The United States recognizes the importance of international cooperation in monitoring and protecting the world's aquatic environments and resources. The United States has joined with foreign governments and international organizations to form treaties and promote initiatives that address common concerns about our oceans and other water bodies. Among these cooperative actions are the International Coastal Cleanup project, The International Coral Reef Initiative and other programs targeted at "global commons" such as the polar regions.

Recommended EPA Web pages

• International Affairs: Water
  Index page for EPA's international water programs.
• Gateway to International Best Practices and Innovations: Water
  This section focuses on innovative approaches to conserving and purifying water and managing wastewater

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