EPA was established under the Ministry of Natural Resources Development and Environmental Protection (MNRD&EP), in May 1994. Later, EPA as environmental regulatory and monitoring body has become independent institution and re-established by proclamation no. 295/2002

We provide you with the most complete information on the environmental status, natural resources, environmental regulations, etc, of Ethiopia, and our interactive pages will allow you to participate directly in environmental affairs and give us your feedback on current environmental issues.

Mission

Enhancing good environmental governance through removing the constraints faced by public agents, individuals, civil society and the private sector to know, explore and utilize fully their own potentials to enlarge their choices for understanding their respective functions in an environmentally sound manner. This can be further achieved through the newly rearranged CB thematic areas.

• Development of enabling policy and regulatory frameworks;
• Preparation and implementation of proactive environmental management systems;
• Enforcement and compliance mechanisms;
• Community empowerment;
• Improving education and awareness;
• Availing information and fostering participation in decision taking;
• Identification and availing of environmentally sound technologies and best practices and
  Resource mobilization and channeling