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Environmental Law Agencies of Latin America

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Ministry of Tourism, Cultur & Environment
http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/ceds/antigua/anu.html

ARGENTINA

Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Medio Ambiente
Avda. 9 de Julio 1925 - (1332)
Buenos Aires
54-11-4383-3021
http://www.desarrollosocial.gov.ar/Home.jsp

Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Humano de la Nacion
San Martin 459, Piso 2, 1004 Buenos Aires
(54 1) 348-8200; (54 1) 394-3856 fax

BAHAMAS

Department of Environmental Health Services
P.O. Box N 3729
Nassau N.P., Bahamas, West Indies
Tel. 242-322-4908, 242-322-2228, 242-323-6885, 242-326-3456
242-322-3607 Fax
http://www.dehs.bs/

Ministry of Health and the Environment
P.O. Box N-3730, Nassau
(809) 322-7425, 322-3607; fax (809) 322-7788

BARBADOS

Ministry of Health and the Environment
Environment Unit
Fourth Floor
Sir Frank Walcott Building
Culloden Road
Sir Frank Walcott Building, Culloden Road, St. Michael
(809) 431-7680; fax (809) 437-8859
email: envdivn@mail.caribsurf.com
http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/cesd/barbados/barbados.html

BELIZE

Ministry of Natural Resources, the Environment and Industry.
Belmopan
08-22630
Fax: 08-22333
http://www.belize.gov.bz/cabinet/j_briceno/welcome.shtml

Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Belmopan
(501 8) 22816; (501 8) 22862 fax

BOLIVIA

Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible y Medio Ambiente
Casilla 12814, La Paz
(591 2) 354522; (591 2) 392892 fax

BRAZIL

Ministerio do Meio Ambiente webmaster@mma.gov.br 
http://www.mma.gob.br/ 

Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis (IBAMA)
Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources
SAIN, Av. L4 Norte Quadra 604, Ed. Sede, Brasilia, DF 70818-000
(55 61) 226-8221; (55 61) 322-1058 fax
http://www.ibama.gov.br/

Companhia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental (CETESB)
Environment Sanitation Agency (for Sao Paulo State)
Av. Prof. Frederico Hermann Jr., 345, CEP - 05489-900, Sao Paulo
(011) 3030-6000; (011) 3030-6402 fax
http://www.cetesb.br/

Fundacao Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE)
(Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt No. 166-10th Andar, 21021-120, Rio de Janiero
(55-21) 220-6671; fax (55-21) 220-5943
http://www.IBGE.gov.br/

FEEMA, State of Rio de Janiero
Fundacao Estadual de Engenharia do Meio Ambiente
Rua Fonseca Teles 121/15, Sao Cristovao, Rio de Janiero 20940-200
(55-21) 589-3724
http://www.proderj.rj.gov.br/clientes/feema/

British Virgin Islands

http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/cesd/bvi/tcp.htm

CHILE

Comision Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA)
National Environment Commission
Obispo Donoso 6, Providencia, Santiago
(56 2) 244-1262
http://www.conama.cl/

COLOMBIA

Ministry of Environment/ Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
Calle 37 No. 8-40., Santafé de Bogotá
(57-1) 338-3900 exts. 350-354-394; fax (57-1) 340-62103984
http://www.minambiente.gov.co/

Instituto de Hidrologia, Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales - Colombian
Santafé de Bogotá D.C., COLOMBIA
www@ideam.gov.co 
http://www.ideam.gov.co/

COSTA RICA

Ministerio de Recursos Naturales, Energia y Minas (MIRENEM)
Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines
Apartado 10104, 1000 San Jose
(506) 233-4533; (506) 257-0697 fax
root@ns.minae.go.cr
http://www.minae.go.cr/ 

CUBA

Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment/ Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia y Medio Ambiente
Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
(53-7) 223-594, 628-631; fax (53-7) 338-654

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Instituto Nacional de Protección Ambiental (INPRA)
Edificio Oficinas Gubernamentales, Avenida México esq. Dr. Delgado
Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana
tel. (809) 221-5140; fax (809) 221-8698
e-mail: inpra@codetel.net.do 

ECUADOR

Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo (CONADE), Programa de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente
National Council of Development, Program of Natural Resources and Environment
Arenas y Av. 10 de Agosot, Quito
(593 2) 540-455; (593 2) 565-809 fax

Comisión Asesora Ambiental (CAAM)/Advisory Environmental Commission
http://www3.satnet.net/caam/

EL SALVADOR

Ministerio de Medo Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN)/ Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Edificio IPSFA, Avenue Roosevelt, San Salvador
(503) 260-8900, 260-8901; fax (503) 260-3117
medioambiente@marn.gob.sv
http://www.marn.gob.sv/

FRENCH GUYANA

An overseas department of France
Prefecture, rue Fiedmond, 97307 Cayenne Cedex
(594) 300520; (594) 300277 fax

GUATEMALA

Comision Nacional del Medio Ambiente
National Environment Commission
Presidencia de la Republica, 5a. Avenida 8-07, Zone 10, Guatemala
(502 2) 312723; (502 2) 341708 fax

GUYANA

Environmental Protection Agency
IAST Building, UG Campus, Turkeyen
Greater Georgetown
022-5785 / 2231 / 5784 / 4224
022-2442 Fax
epa@sdnp.org.gy
http://www.sdnp.org.gy/epa/

Office of the Advisor on Science, Technology, and Environment
New Marice Street, Georgetown
(592 2) 66543; (592 2) 73849

HAITI

Ministry of the Environment
Haut Turgeau, Port-au-Prince
(509) 45-7585
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development
Rte Nationale 1, Damien
(509) 22-3595

HONDURAS

Ministerio de Recursos Naturales
Ministry of Natural Resources
Tegucigalpa
(504) 32-8817

JAMAICA

Natural Resources Conservation Authority
John Mcintosh Building
10 Caledonia Avenue
Cross Roads, Kingston 5
Tel. 876-754-7547 to 50
Fax 876-754-794
fmcdonald@igc.org

http://www.nrca.org 

MEXICO

Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE)
National Institute of Ecology
Rio Elba 20, 16, Col Cuauhtemoc, 06500 Mexico, DF
(5) 553-9968; (5) 286-6872 fax
http://www.ine.gob.mx/

Secretaria de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca (SEMARNAP)
Secretariat of the Environment, Natural Resources and Fish
http://www.semarnap.gob.mx/

Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (PROFEPA)
Asesor del C. Procurador., Periférico Sur 5000, 5º Piso Col. Insurgentes - Cuicuilco México, D.F. 04530
(528 54 02) 528 53 73; (528 54 02) 528 53 91 fax
profepa@correo.profepa.gob.mx
http://www.profepa.gob.mx/

NICARAGUA

Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Apartado 5123, Managua
(505 2) 31110; (505 2) 31274 fax

OECS MEMBER STATES

Antigua and Barbuda

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Environment
Queen Elizabeth Highway, St John’s, Antigua
(268) 462-0787; fax (268) 462-2836

Dominica

Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment
Government Headquarters, Roseau, Dominica
(767) 448-2401 ext: 3424; fax (767) 448-5200

Dominica

Sustainable Development Council
National Development Corporation

Valley Road, P.O. Box 293
Roseau, Dominica
West Indies.
Tel. 809 4482045, Fax. 809 4495840
http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/cesd/dominica/sdc/sdc.html

Grenada

Ministry of Health and the Environment
Carenage, St. Georges
(473) 440-2649; fax (473) 440-4127

St. Kitts and Nevis

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment
Department of Environment
Pellican Mall, Bay Road, Basseterre
(869) 465-4040; fax (869) 465-8794
http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/cesd/stkitt/skb.html 

St. Lucia

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment
Government Building, The Waterfront, Castries
(758) 452-2611

Ministry of Planning, Development and Environment
P.O. Box 709
Castries, Saint Lucia
Tel. 809 451 8746,
Fax. 809 452 2506
est_mpde@candw.lc
http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/cesd/st.lucia/index.html

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Ministry of Health and the Environment
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(809) 457-2586; fax (809) 457-2684

PANAMA

Instituto de Recursos Naturales Renovables (INRENARE)
Institute of Renewable Natural Resources
Apartado 2016, Paraiso, Ancon
(507) 32-6601; (507) 32-6612 fax
http://www2.usma.ac.pa/~eco1/

PARAGUAY

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Subsecretaria de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Subsecretariat of Natural Resources and Environment
Calle Presidente France 473, Asuncion
(595 21) 443-971; (595 21) 449-951 fax

PERU

Consejo Nacional Del Ambiente (CONAM)
Av. San Borja Norte 226
San Borja
Lima - Peru
Telephone (51 1) 225.5370; Fax (51 1) 225.5369
E-mail: Postmaster@Conam.gob.pe

SURINAME

Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy
Dr. J.C. de Miranda Street 13-15, Paramaribo
(597) 4733420; (597) 4722911

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Environmental Management Authority
2nd Floor, The Mutual Centre
16 Queens Park West,
P.O. Bag 150, Newtown P.O.
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
(868) 628-8042, (868) 628-8044, (868) 628-8046
Fax (868) 628-9122
E-Mail General Purpose: ema@ema.co.tt 
Information Office: infoctr@ema.co.tt 
Complaints: complaints@ema.co.tt
http://www.ema.co.tt 

Ministry of Food Production, Marine Exploration, Forestry & Environment
St. Clair Circle, St. Clair, Port of Spain
(868) 622-1221

URUGUAY

Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente
Ministry of Housing, Land-use Planning and Environment
Zabala 1427, 11000 Montevideo
(598 2) 961925; (598 2) 962914 fax

VENEZUELA

Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables (MARNR)
Ministry of Environmenta nd Renewable Natural Resources
Apartado Postal 167, Caracas 1010-A
(58 2) 408-1001; (58 2) 483-1148 fax
http://www.marnr.gov.ve/