AFRICA

Northern Africa

Algeria

Ministry of Energy and Mining
English and French
The ministry is responsible for regulating hydrocarbon drilling, mining, and seawater desalination.

Ministry of Regional Planning and the Environment
French only
This ministry is responsible for zoning and planning issues, as well as environmental regulations of all types.

Center for Research in Applied Economics for Development
French only
CREAD is a government-financed quasi-independent research center that focuses on a broad spectrum of development issues in Algeria, including Environment and Energy.

Egypt

Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs
English and Arabic
The primary functions of the ministry include: formulating environmental policies, preparing the necessary plans for environmental protection and development, following up on their implementation, and promoting environmental relations between Egypt and other states, as well as regional and international organizations.

Egyptian National Agricultural Library
English
The Egyptian National Agricultural Library was established with a view of collecting, organizing, analyzing agricultural information and making it available for users.

Association for Health and Environmental Development
English
The Association is a multi-disciplinary organization focusing on addressing the health, disability and environmental questions in Egyptian society and in the region, from a community development perspective.

COSPE Egypt
English
COSPE Egypt aims to empower local communities and to enhance sustainable development by offering training, technical support and advisory services to vulnerable groups, mainly women, unemployed youth and children.

Morocco

Ministry of Regional Planning, Water and the Environment
French only
The Ministry is responsible for all issues related to water, air, climate and pollution. It was recently reorganized to better integrate environmental regulation.

Environment, Development and Action in Maghreb (ENDA)
French only
ENDA is a Moroccan NGO concerned with the sustainable development, with particular emphasis on issues of desertification and rural development.

Portal for Moroccan Ecology
French and Arabic
A collection of articles and links written primarily by Moroccan expatriates in Europe about a variety of environment and development issues. Very much a left-leaning site.

Tunisia

Ministry for Environment and Sustainable Development
French
The Ministry is the apex body for all issues related to environmental quality and sustainable development in Tunisia. Arabic and English versions "under construction."

National Environmental Protection Agency (ANPE)
English, French and Arabic
ANPE is the country's chief environmental regulatory agency. It reports to the Ministry for Environment and Sustainable Development and is organized under the ministry. The website also provides a list of contact information for a variety of environmental NGOs, but none have websites.