Program Areas
The following are the programme areas at NEA:
Environmental Information System
Environmental managers need reliable information to formulate policies, assess the progress and achievement of environmental policy objectives and solve specific problems. An Environmental Information System (EIS) provides up-to-date, reliable and relevant information to decision makers. Continue reading »
Environmental Quality Programme
The Environmental Quality Programme seeks to improve the quality of the environment by monitoring and enforcing regulations to prevent pollution. The Programme is of central importance to the improvement of the quality of life of all Gambians. Continue reading »
COAST Project-The Gambia
The National Environment Agency in collaboration with the Gambia Tourism Authority, on behalf of the Gambia Government, is currently implementing a project on Collaborative Actions for Sustainable Tourism (COAST). Continue reading »
Environmental Education & Communication
The Environmental Education and Communication (EE&C) aims to educate and raise public awareness of the environment by highlighting the most pressing environmental problems, introducing the causes of environmental degradation and identifying possible solutions. Continue reading »
Agriculture & Natural Resources
The aim of the ANRM Programme is to Conserve and promote the rational use of cultivable land, pasture, and forests to assure a healthy environment, which will improve the quality of life for present and future generations. Continue reading »
Coastal & Marine Management
*THE NEED FOR THE COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT (CME) PROGRAMME* Continue reading »
Environmental Impact Assessment
The ElA process starts when a project is first being designed. If environmental risks are to be expected, it is in the interest of the developer to identify alternative plans to reduce the environmental risk or develop measures to mitigate the negative impact. The Government and the developer share responsibility for assessing potential environmental risks and for taking actions to reduce those risks. NEA, in collaboration with government departments and private sector representatives, is charged with reviewing all new projects and determining whether or not they are "environmentally sound", prior to granting environmental clearance. Continue reading »
Hazardous Chemicals & Pesticide Management
*PESTICIDES AND OTHER CHEMICALS BANNED IN THE GAMBIA* (By the Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Control and Management Board of NEA) Continue reading »
Elimination of Ozone Depleting Substances
The Government of the Gambia showing its firm commitment to phase- out consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs) ratified the Vienna Convention for the protection of Ozone Layer in May 1990 and Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer in June 1990. The Gambia has also ratified the London Amendments to the Montreal Protocol in 1995. The Gambia is a developing country and therefore stands to benefit from the assistances provided under the multilateral Funds of the Protocols ( Africa 10). Continue reading »
Disaster Prepareness Contingency Planning
The Gambia has been experiencing more and more disasters. Realising that simply responding to these events is not enough, the Government has launched national initiatives to integrate disaster reduction into sustainable development. Continue reading »
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The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Thursday donated cleaning materials to the Central River Region (CRR) at a ceremony held ... Continue »
The youth of Foni Kansala District, on Sunday embarked on weeding their 2.5-hectare bean farm, located in Bwiam village in the Wes... Continue »
