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Rina Goldberg & Elijah Sinclair of Brandeis University contributed to this page in 2021 & 2017 respectively.
General information
United Nations General Statistics
Environmental information
Mauritania @ World Population Review
Environmental news
Agence Mauritanienne d’ information (Translated)
International agreements, institutions & initiatives
Mauritania @ International Environmental Agreements (IEA) Database Project
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
UN Sustainable Development Group Mauritania
Environmental law
Mauritania @ Enviro Rights Map
Government information and agencies
Funds Set Aside For Environmental Initiatives (World Bank)
Government National Biodiversity Action Plan (French)
National Ecotourism Strategy (Translated)
Diawling National Park (French)
Mauritanian Institute of Oceanographic and Fisheries Research
National Livestock and Veterinary Research Center
Integrated Production and Pest Management Programme in Africa
World Bank investigation of oil impact
Trade issues
Mauritania Country Economic Memorandum
· World Bank report on economic growth in Mauritania, including information about sustainable development.
World Integrated Trade Solution Mauritania
· Provides information about the plastic that has been imported to Mauritania, including disposable bags for biohazardous materials.
Climate Change
Mauritania National Adaptation Programme of Action to Climate Change
Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities -World Bank Group
Air Pollution, including stratospheric ozone depletion
Mauritania - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Forestry and Deforestation
Biodiversity and Tropical Forest Assessment for Mauritania
Freshwater
Mauritania Water @ Worldometer
Plastic pollution
Marine fisheries institutions
Fisheries Transparency Initiative Mauritania
Forestry and Deforestation
Mauritania @ Global Forest Watch
Agriculture & food
Biodiversity
Convention of Biological Diversity
Biodiversity and Tropical Forest Assessment for Mauritania
Transboundary Conservation of Large Mammals
New Protected Areas for Key Mauritanian Biodiversity Sites (GEF story)