East Asia and Pacific
Environmental Initiative
USAID and State working with partners
protecting the environment and
improving livelihoods

Mekong region links

Institutions

Mekong River Commission
MekongInfo is an interactive system for sharing information and knowledge about participatory natural resource management (NRM) in the Lower Mekong Basin. In addition to over 2,000 documents (full-text and abstract) in the Library, MekongInfo provides: a Contacts database of individuals, projects and organisations, news and Announcements of events, relevant Web Links, a Gallery of useful resource materials, a Forum for online discussions, and a free Web hosting service.
World Resources Institute: The Resources Policy Support Initiative (REPSI) is a project to improve the basis for decision-making about development and natural resource use in the uplands of mainland Southeast Asia.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Pacific Environment and Resources Center protects endangered ecosystems around the Pacific Rim through grassroots advocacy, environmental education, and law and policy analysis.

USAID Partners in the Mekong Region

EAPEI : East Asia and Pacific Environmental Initiative

The Nature Conservancy: Asia Pacific
Conservation International in Cambodia

Wildlife Conservation Society

Donor Information

GTZ in Asia region
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Asia and Pacific

UNEP: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Technical Analysis of Environmental Information

Environment and Natural Resources in Small Island Developing States, prepared for the Special Ministerial Conference On Agriculture In Small Island Developing States (Rome, 12 March 1999). Full document (152K) (Summary available in French and Spanish)

UNEP’s site on "Asia-Pacific Environmental Outlook –1997"
UNEP: Global environmental outlook : Asia and the Pacific
ARBEC : ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation - Web Journal
WRI - Matrix of Abstracted Environmental Strategies, Action Plans, and Assessments - Asia
Forest conservation Archives: Asia & India Sub-Continent Forest Conservation News & Information, 1999 & 1998

Maps

The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

Oceania (Political) 1997 (442K) 
Oceania (Political) (PDF Format 1997 1.1MB) 
Oceania (Reference Map) (PDF Format 2000 774K) 
West Pacific Islands (Political) 1998 (323K) 
Australia and the Pacific Historical Maps

Pacific Ocean (Small Map) 2000 (128K)

Global Gazetteer:  Directory of cities and towns