Villagers planting Barringtonia seedlings Siem reap Cambodia

Jeremy Holden

As a federal government agency, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is subject to applicable U.S. environmental laws, regulations, Executive Orders and procedures that ensure the wise use of the taxpayer’s money. Effective implementation of these through state of the art environmental impact assessment ensures that the development activities USAID undertakes are not only economically sustainable but are protective of the world’s environment on which we and future generations all depend.

Implementation and compliance within USAID is coordinated and enforced by a team of professional environmental staff led by the Agency Environmental Coordinator and a network of Bureau Environmental Officers, Regional Environmental Advisors, Mission Environmental Officers and the Biosafety Review Advisor. 

• Environmental Compliance Regulations and Procedures
  • Searchable Database of USAID's Environmental Impact Assessments and Decisions
• Title XIII Environmental and Social Compliance
  • Title XIII Database
• Biosafety and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Policy (ADS 201, scroll to page 65)
• USAID Biosafety Proposal and Reporting Requirements (contact Agency Biosafety Review Advisor for process)