International Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental impact assessments (EIA) take on a variety of forms, but generally have common elements with the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Many countries, multilateral development banks, and international organizations have enacted some form of EIA law or policy. These measures ensure deliberate and transparent analysis of the consequences of their decision making, and promote the concept of "environmental democracy". By informing and facilitating public involvement in government decisions on actions impacting their communities, EIA processes can foster the community engagement and support needed to make sure development decisions are politically and environmentally sustainable.

Below are some links to EIA agencies/offices in other nations. Also provided are links to international EIA and Non-Governmental Organizations.

• Antarctica
• Arctic
• Australia
• Austria
• Canada
• Catalonia
• Chile
• China
• Czech Republic, pending
• Denmark
• Europe
• Finland
• France, pending
• Germany
• Greece
• India
• Indonesia
• Israel
• Japan
• Korea, pending
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Macedonia
• Malta
• Malaysia
• Mexico (Spanish only), pending
• The Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Singapore
• Slovak Environmental Agency, pending
• Slovenia
• Sweden
• Taiwan, pending
• Thailand
• United Kingdom
• United States

International EIA Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations

• Arctic: Guidance
• Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law
• CIESIN (Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network)
• ELDIS (Electronic Development and Environment Information System)
• Environment Canada's Green Lane
• European Centre for Nature Conservation
• Global Environment Information Centre
• International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
• IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)
• International Institute for Sustainable Development
• International Tropical Timber Organization
• Japan: National Institute for Environmental Studies
• New Zealand: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
• OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
• REC (Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe)
• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
• UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
• UNEP-GPA Coordination Office of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities)
• UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
• United States Global Change Research Program
• Office of the United States Trade Representative
• United States: NOAA-Environmental Information Services
• World Bank
• World Health Organization
• World Meteorology Organization