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Environmental Law Agencies of South & East Asia

AUSTRALIA

Department of the Environment and Heritage
GPO Box 787, Canberra, ACT 2601
612-6274-1111 (tel)
612-6274-1123 (fax)
http://www.environment.gov.au/index.html

New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority
PO Box A290
Sydney sotuh NSW 1232
612-9995 5000 (tel)
612-9995 5999
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/

Queensland Environmental Protection Authority
160 Ann Street
Brisbane, Queensland, 4002
(07) 3225 1830 
(fax) nqic@env.qld.gov.au
http://www.env.qld.gov.au/

Environment Protection Authority Victoria 
Herald & Weekly Times Tower
40 City Road
Southbank
Victoria, 3006
03-9695 2700 (tel)
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/

Western Australia Environmental Protection Authority
PO Box K822, Perth
Western Australia 6842
618-9222-7000 (tel)
http://www.environ.wa.gov.au/

BANGLADESH

Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Bangladesh Secretariat
Building 6, Room No. 1309, Dhaka
(8802) 860481; (8802) 869210 fax

BHUTAN

National Environment Commission
Thimphu
(975) 222-056; (975) 223-385 fax

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

The Environment Unit
Ministry of Development
Fourth Floor
Bandar Seri Begawan 1190
Tel: 383222, fax: 383644
uas@mod.gov.bn
http://www.brunet.bn/gov/modev/environment/env.html

CAMBODIA

The Ministry of Environment
Sihanouk Boulevard, Phnom Penh
(855 23) 426 814; (855 23) 427 844 fax

CHINA

State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
115 Xizhimennei, Nanxiaojie, Beijing 100035
(86) 1 06 - 615 17 89; (86) 106 - 615 17 68 fax
http://www.zhb.gov.cn/
http://194.54.88.36/english/

FIJI

Ministry for National Planning, Local Government, Housing and Environment
PO Box 2131, Government Buildings
Suva, Fiji
679-211 310
679-303 515 Fax
http://www.fiji.gov.fj/m_natpln/index.html

Department of Environment
P.O. Box 2131, Government Buildings, Suva
(679) 312-789; fax (679) 311-699

HONG KONG

Planning, Environment and Lands Bureau
9/F, Murray Building,
Central Hong Kong
2 848 2101 (phone)
http://www.pelb.wpelb.gov.hk/

Environment Protection Department
http://www.info.gov.hk/epd/

INDIA

Ministry of Environment & Forests
http://envfor.nic.in/
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex
Lodhi Road, NEW DELHI - 110 003 INDIA
91-11-4361896
e-mail : secy@envfor.delhi.nic.in

Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi
http://envfor.nic.in/cpcb/
Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, DELHI - 110 032
INDIA
e-mail : cpcb@envfor.delhi.nic.in

INDONESIA

Environmental Control Agency (BAPEDAL)
11/F Arhaloka Building, Jl. Jendral Sudirman No.2, Jakarta Pusat
(62) 21 - 58 39 16; (62) 21 - 58 37 93 fax
http://www.bapedal.go.id/ 

JAPAN

Environment Agency
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, 100 Tokyo
(81) 3 - 3580 13 75; (81) 3 - 3504 16 34 fax
http://www.eic.or.jp/eanet/en/index.html 

KIRIBATI

Ministry of Environment and Social Development
PO Box 234, Bikenibeu, Tarawa
(686) 280-00; fax (686) 282-02

Ministry of Natural Resource Development
PO Box 64, Bairiki, Tarawa
(686) 210-99; fax (686) 211-20

LAOS

Department of Forestry and Environment
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Lane Xang Avenue, Vientiane
(856-21) 412-340; (856-21) 412-341 fax

MALAYSIA

Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment
Department of Environment
14th Floor, Wisma Sime Darby, Jalan Raja Laut, 50662 Kuala Lumpur
(60-3) 293-8955; (60-3) 293-6006 fax
http://www.mastic.gov.my/kstas/

Sabah
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
http://www.jaring.my/mted/

MALDIVES

Ministry of Planning Human Resources & Environment
Ghazee Building, Male' 20-50
(960) 323-852, 324-861, 313-039, 324-861; fax (960) 327-351

Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing and Environment
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/9715/

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Ministry of Health and Environment
Majuro, MH 96960
(692) 625-3632; fax (692) 625-3432

MICRONESIA

Department of Health Services
Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box PS70, Palikir, Pohnpei, FM 96941
(691) 320-2872; fax (691) 320-5263

MONGOLIA

Ministry for Nature and Environment
Khudaldaany gudamji 5, Ulaanbaatar 11
(976 1) 326-720; fax (976 1) 329-968
ikhbayar@env.pmis.gov.mn
http://www.pmis.gov.mn/men/

MYANMAR (BURMA)

National Committee for Environmental Affairs
No. 37 Thantaman Road, Yangon
(95 1) 21689; (95 1) 21546 fax

NEPAL

Ministry of Environment and Population
Singh Durbar, Kathmandu
(977 1) 228-555

Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
Babarmahal, P.O.Box. 860 Kathmandu, Nepal
977-1-220912, 227926, 220850
977-1-227675 Fax
dnpwc@bdcin.wlink.com.np
http://www.south-asia.com/dnpwc/

NEW ZEALAND

Ministry for the Environment
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/
PO Box 10-362, Wellington
telephone: (64 4) 917 7400  fax: (64 4) 917 7523

NORTH KOREA

State Environmental Committee
Pyongyang

PAKISTAN

Ministry of Environment
5/F, Shaheed-i-Millat Secretariat, Islamabad
(92) 51 - 920 22 11; (92) 51 - 920 27 25 fax

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Department of Environment and Conservation
Central Government Buildings, PO Box 6601, Boroko
(675) 271-788; (675) 271-900 fax

PHILIPPINES

Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Visayas Avenue, Diliman
1100 Quezon City
Philippines
Tel: (63-2) 929-6626 to 29 / 929-6252 / 929-6632 to 35 / 929-7041 to 43
http://www.denr.gov.ph/
webmaster@denr.gov.ph

SINGAPORE

Ministry of Environment
40 Scotts Road, 0922
(65) 732-773; (65) 738-4468 fax
http://www.gov.sg/env/

SOLOMON ISLANDS

Ministry of Forests, Environment and Conservation
P.O. Box G24, Honiara
(677) 25849, Fax: (677) 21245
kdfmp@welkam.solomon.com.sb

SAMOA

Department of Lands Survey and Environment
Private Mail Bag, Apia
(685) 22-481; fax (685) 23-176, 21-504

SOUTH KOREA

Ministry of Environment
1 Chungang-dong, Gwacheon-shi, Kyonggi-do 427 760
(822) 504-9284; (822) 504-9284 fax
http://www.moenv.go.kr/

SRI LANKA

Ministry of Tranport, Environment and Women’s Affairs
Central Environmental Authority
6th Floor, Unity Plaza Building, Colombo 4
(941) 549-455

TAIWAN

Environmental Protection Administration
41 Chunghwa Road, Section 1, Taipei
(886) 2-2311-7722; fax: (886) 2-311-6071
www@sun.epa.gov.tw/english/
http://www.epa.gov.tw/english/

Industrial Pollution Control Center
16/F, 77 Tun Hwa South Road, Sec. 2, Taipei
(886) 2 - 325 54 86; (886) 2 - 700 04 64 fax

THAILAND

Pollution Control Deparment
404 Phaholyothin Center Building
Phaholyothin Road, Sam Sen Nai Phayathai, Bangkok 10400
(662) 619-2286, ext. 8; (662) 619-2285 fax
http://www.pcd.go.th/

Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, 10400 Bangkok
(66) 2 - 246-0064 Ext.146; (66) 2 - 247-1449 fax
helpdesk@moste.go.th
http://www.moste.go.th/

TONGA

Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 5, Nuku’alofa
(676) 22-655

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Marine Affairs
P.O. Box 14, Nuku’alofa
(676) 21-300; fax (676) 23-888

VANUATU

Ministry of Land and Natural Resources
Private Mail Bag 007, Port Vila
(678) 23-105, fax: (678) 25-165

VIETNAM

Ministry of Forestry
123 Lo Duc, Hanoi
(844) 53236

Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
National Environment Agency
39 Tran Hung Dao, Ha Noi
84-04.8252731, 8252732, 8263379
Fax: 84-04.8252733

Ministry of Water Resources
164 Tran Quang Khai, Hanoi
(844) 68141