Resources for International Users

EPA provides technical assistance to its partner countries and to multilateral organizations through training courses, technology transfer, sharing of environmental data and information, and environmental education initiatives.

You may also find excellent general information on a wide range of topics by browsing the "Learn the Issues" and "Science and Technology" menus at the top of this page.

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Good Governance

Public Participation Guide: Tools for effective public particpation
Environmental Impact Assessment Technical Review Guidelines (on mining, tourism, and energy - available in English and Spanish)
Foundations for Sustainability - Discussion of effective environmental governance as a foundation for sustainability (INECE)
Judicial Training Modules on Environmental Law (from UNEP)

Technology Transfer

International Import and Export

Information on legal requirements and other information on imports and exports
Import and Export of Pesticides
Import and Export of Hazardous Waste

Air Quality

Toxics and Waste

Solid Waste and Emergency Response:
Reducing Mercury in Gold Shops:
- Expore a technology demonstration for Reducing Mercury Emissions from Small-Scale Gold Refining Facilities
- Download a manual (21 pp, 1.59 M, About PDF Files) with detailed information for constructing a device to capture mercury aerosol particles emitted from gold shops that process gold dore’, a gold-mercury amalgam. (Following the construction guidelines in this manual, 80% or more of the mercury emitted will be captured.)

Environmental Finance

International Environmental Finance Tools

Water

EPA Programs
Vessels and Marine Discharge
Vessel General Permit Fact Sheet (PDF, 2 pages, in various languages)
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Chinese
- Russian
Interactive games (for children)
- The Water Cycle
- Thirstin's Question and Answer Game:
International Programs

Smartgrowth

Regional Work

International Programs in EPA Region 10 (the Pacific Northwest)
International Programs in EPA Region 2 (serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and 8 Tribal Nations)