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Environmental Law Agencies of Africa

ANGOLA

Secretariet of the State of the Environment/ Secretaria do Estado do Ambiente
Luanda
(244-2) 332-611; fax (244-2) 334-709

BENIN

Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Town Planning/Ministére de l'Environnement de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme (MEHU)
Carré 573-U DEDOKPO AKPAKPA COTONOU 01 B.P 308 Cotonou
Tél. 33.05.85, FAX.33.14.27
http://planben.intnet.bj/gov/politi11.htm

BOTSWANA

Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Affairs
P/Bag 0018
Gaborone
267-365-6600
267-372-738 Fax
webmaster@gov.bw

Ministry of Health
P/Bag 0038
Gaborone
267-352-000
267-353-100 Fax
imanthe@gov.bw

National Conservation Strategy
Private Mail Bag 0068, Gaborone
302-050 (267) 302 051

BURKINA FASO

Ministry of Environment and Water/ Ministre d'Etat, Ministre de l'Environnement et de l'Eau
03 BP 7044, Ouagadougou 03
565, rue Agostino Neto
Secteur 4, Koulouba
226-32 40 74 /75/76/77/78
226-30 70 39 Fax
diallo@ouaga.orstom.bf
http://ohraoc.orstom.bf/HTMLF/PARTNAT/MEE/

BURUNDI

Ministre de l'Aménagement du territoire et de l'Environnement:
Gitega
Tel: 257-224-979, fax: 257-228-902

National Institute for Environment and Nature Conservation
Gitega
(257) 402-071, 402-073, 402-075

CAMEROON

Ministry of Environment and Forests/ Ministére de l'Environnement et des Fôrets
Addresse postale: BP 1341
Yaoundé
237-20-42-58
237-21-53-50 Fax
onadef@camnet.cm
http://www.camnet.cm/investir/envforet/

CAPE VERDE

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Praia
(238) 614-054

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Bangui
(236) 610-216

CHAD

Ministry of Tourism and Environment/ Ministre de Tourisme et l’Environnement
N’Djemana
(235) 523-919, 522-247

COMOROS

Ministry of Agriculture
Moroni

CONGO

Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Brazzaville

COTE D’IVOIRE

Ministry of Housing, Quality of Life and the Environment/ Ministere du Logement, du Cadre de Vie et de l’Environnement
B.P. V 153, Tour D - 19 eme, Etage
(225) 219-406, 214-662; fax (225) 214-581

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Ministry of Environment and Tourism
B.P. 12348, Kinshasa-Gombe
(243-12) 343-90

DJIBOUTI

Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Art
Djibouti, Djibouti
(253) 351-020

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Ministry of Health and Environmental Protection
Malabo, Bioko Norte
(240) 92-686, 92-501

ERITREA

Ministry of Land, Water and Environment
P.O. Box 976, Asmara
(291-1) 118-021; fax (291-1) 123-285

ETHIOPIA

Ministry of Natural Resource Development and Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 1034, Addis Ababa
(251-1) 510-455; fax (251-1) 513-042

GABON

Ministry of Planning, Environment and Tourism/ Ministere du la Planification, Environnement, Tourisme
B.P. 2119, Libreville
(241) 763-755

GAMBIA

National Environment Agency
5 Fitzgerald Street, Banjul
(220) 224-867 224-868, 224-869; fax (220) 229-701

Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
The Quadrangle, Banjul
(220) 228-291, 228-292, 229-469

GHANA

Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
P.O. Box M 232
Ministries Post Office
Accra
233-21-662013; fax 233-21-666828

GUINEA

Ministry of Environment
Conakry
(224) 414-012, 412-513; fax (224) 414-001, 414-913

GUINEA BISSAU

Ministry of Rural Development, Natural Resources and Environment/ Ministerio do Desenvolvimentio Rural, does Recursos Naturais e do Ambiente
Bissau
(245) 201-038, 211-756, 212-617

KENYA

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Maji House, Ngong Road
P.O. Box 49720, Nairobi
Tel. 716103
www.kenyaweb.com/kenyagov/environm/index.html

LESOTHO

Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 772, Maseru, 100
(266) 323-163; fax (266) 310-520

LIBERIA

Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
Capitol Hill, P.O. Box 10-9024, 1000 Monrovia 10
(231) 226-281, 221-580

MADAGASCAR

National Environment Office/ L'Office National pour l'Environnement
B.P. 822, Antananarivo 101
(261-2) 641-06, 641-07, 259-99; fax (261-2) 306-93
http://www.madonline.com/one/
one@dts.mg

MALAWI

Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs
P.O. Box 30048, Lilongwe 3
(265) 781-000, 781-111; fax (265) 781-487, 784-26833

MALI

Ministry of Environment
Bamako
223-236343

MAURITANIA

Ministry of Rural Development and Environment
Nouakchott
(222-2) 51-500

MAURITIUS

Ministry of Local Government and Environment/ Ministre de l’Administration Regional et l’Environnement
9th Floor, Kenlee Tower, Corner of Georges and Barracks Streets, Port Louis
(230) 208-1944; fax (230) 212-9407
http://ncb.intnet.mu/environ.htm

MOZAMBIQUE

Ministry of Environmental Action Coordination
Av. Acordos de Lusaka 2115, Caixa Postal 2020, Maputo
(258-1) 466-245; fax (258-1) 465-849
http://www.sdnp.org.mz/ambiente/default.htm

NAMIBIA

Directorate of Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
4th Floor, Old Swabou Building, Post Street Mall, Private Bag 13346, Windhoek
(264-61) 284-2111; fax (264-61) 229-936
http://www.dea.met.gov.na/

NIGER

Ministry of Hydraulics and Environment/ Ministre de Hydroulique et l’Environnement
Niamey
(227) 734-722; fax (227) 734-646

NIGERIA

Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA)
Independance Way South, Private Mail Bag 265, Garki, Abuja
(234-9) 523-3379

Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Area 11 Garki, Abujua
09-2341931, 09-2342331, 2341458

RWANDA

Ministry of Tourism and Environment
B.P. 2378, Kigali
(250) 720-59, 720-93; fax (250) 779-58

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

Ministry of Social Equipment and Environment
Sao Tome, Principe, West Africa, Sao Tome
(239-12) 23375, 21631

SENEGAL

Ministry of Environment and Natural Protection/ Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature
Building Administratif, Dakar
(221) 823-1088

SEYCHELLES

Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources
P.O. Box 166, Victoria, Mahe
(248) 225-333; fax (248) 225-245

SIERRA LEONE

Not Available

SOMALIA

Not Available.

SOUTH AFRICA

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
240 Vermeulen Street, 7th Floor, Pretoria 0002
(27-12) 321-9587; fax (27-12) 323-5181
http://www.environment.gov.za/
med_js@ozone.pwv.gov.za

Ministry of Water Affairs and Forestry
15th Floor, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town
(27-0) 21-45-5585; fax (27-0) 21-45-3362
http://www-dwaf.pwv.gov.za/

SUDAN

Ministry of Tourism and Environment
P.O. Box 300, Khartoum
(249-11) 779-700, 776-766, 774-660

SWAZILAND

Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy
P.O. Box 57, Mbabane
(268) 46-244; fax (268) 42-436

TANZANIA

Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
NBC House
Samora Avenue
P.O. Box 9352, Dar es Salaam,
Tel: 111062-5/112865/116682
Fax: 113082/114659

Prime Minister’s Office, Environment Section
P. O. Box 3021, Dar es Salaam, 255-51
(255-51) 112-849, 110-365; fax (255-51) 112-608

TOGO

Ministry of Rural Development, Environment and Tourism
Avenue de Sarawaka, Lomé
(228) 210-305, 213-390, 215-671, 215-658, 210-482, 212-039; fax (228) 218-927, 210-333

UGANDA

Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment
Amber House, 33 Kampala Road,
P. O. Box 7270, Kampala
(256-41) 233-331; fax (256-41) 230-220

National Environment Management Authority (part of the Ministry of Natural Resources)
P.O. Box 22255, Kampala
(256-41) 251064/5/8; fax (256-41) 257-521
http://www.uganda.co.ug/nema/
e-mail: neic@starcom.co.ug

ZAMBIA

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 30055, Lusaka
(260-1) 253-040, 253-046; fax (260-1) 252-852
email: menr@zamnet.zm

ZIMBABWE

Ministry of Environment and Tourism
14th Floor Karigamombe Centre, 53 Samora Machel Avenue, Private Bag 7753, Causeway, Harare
(263-4) 757-881, 704-701; fax (263-4) 794-450, 755-007