United Nations Environment Programme

Administrative agencies are responsible for developing and implementing policies, regulations, and institutional frameworks to support the national legislation to implement the MEA. Administrative agencies will also need access to a broad set of resources.

Relevant sections of the Manual for Administrative Agencies include:

• Implementing laws and regulations (Guideline 20)
  
• National implementation plans (Guideline 21)
  
• Enforcement programmes and frameworks (Guideline 22)
  
• Economic instruments to facilitate implementation (Guideline 23)
  
• Designate national focal points (Guideline 24)
  
• Coordinating and strengthening national institutions
  (Guidelines 25 - 26)
  
• Involve stakeholders, local communities, women, and youth
  (Guidelines 27 - 29)
  
• Utilize media tools and improve public awareness (Guidelines 30 - 31)
  
• Improve access to administrative and judicial proceedings (Guideline 32)
  
• Capacity building and technology transfer (Guideline 33)
  
• International cooperation and coordination (Guideline 34)
  
• National laws and regulations (Guideline 40)
  
• Institutional frameworks (Guideline 41)
  
• Coordination among government agencies and other national entities (Guideline 42)
  
• Training of enforcement personnel and related authorities (Guideline 43)
  
• Public environmental awareness and education (Guideline 44)
  
• International cooperation and coordination in enforcement efforts (Guideline 45)
  
• Consistency in laws and regulations (Guideline 46)
  
• Cooperation in judicial proceedings (Guideline 47)
  
• International cooperation in institutional frameworks (Guideline 48)
  
• Capacity building and strengthening (Guideline 49)