Environmental Enforcement Authorities (EEAs), sometimes called Environmental Protection Agencies (EPAs), are the regulatory, monitoring, and enforcement agencies of national, state/provincial and local governments world-wide responsible for implementing, monitoring and enforcing environmental legislation.

This one-of-a-kind, authoritative handbook offers a comprehensive assessment of the principles and best practice of EEAs throughout the world with a focus on Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, East and South-East Asia and various other OECD, transition and developing countries. The book assesses structures, expertise and capacity, financing, permitting, monitoring, inspection, enforcement, and EEA performance and future directions. It provides comparative grids, templates for best practice for creating or improving EEAs, and substantial information for industry on compliance with environmental regulations as well as vital information for professionals, consultants, NGOs, and researchers working at the interface between government EEAs and industry.