PND partners
International organisations
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) sets the global environmental agenda, promotes coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an advocate for the global environment.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO seeks to achieve peace through international cooperation in education, science and culture.
Man and Biosphere Program
UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program is an intergovernmental scientific program aimed at establishing a scientific basis for improving relationships between people and their environment.
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Present in some 170 countries and territories, UNDP is one of the main multilateral development organizations helping to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities and exclusion.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO is the specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts towards ending hunger. Their objective is to achieve food security for all, and to ensure regular and sufficient access to good quality food.
European Union (EU)
The European Union is a major partner of Mauritania, both for official development aid and for humanitarian aid. This aid is structured around the “five Pillars” mentioned in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature is one of the world's leading non-governmental organizations dedicated to nature conservation.
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is an organization managing a financing system intended to carry out actions to preserve the environment.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, commonly known as the Ramsar Convention, is an international treaty that advocates the conservation and wise use of wetlands.
Technical and financial partners
BACoMaB
BACoMaB Trust Fund, Trust Fund for Banc d'Arguin and Coastal and Marine Biodiversity, is a sustainable financing mechanism created in 2009 to preserve the exceptional natural and human capital of the Mauritanian coast and sea.
German Cooperation & Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is Germany's international development cooperation agency. It is particularly active in South America and Africa.
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, BMZ) is the ministry of the German Federal Government responsible for economic development assistance.
Credit Union for Reconstruction (KfW)
The Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau ("Credit Institution for Reconstruction") is one of the fifteen largest banks in Germany. It supports developing countries and countries in transition within the framework of the climate and environmental protection initiative.
French Development Agency (AFD)
The French Development Agency is a public financial institution which implements France's development policy, acts to combat poverty and promote sustainable development.
Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)
The AECID is responsible for the design and execution of development cooperation programs and projects, as well as humanitarian action abroad.
WACA Mauritania
The Resilience Investment Project is carried out within the framework of the West African Coastal Management Program (WACA) and led by the benefiting countries. Its objective is to promote various measures to combat coastal erosion.
Foundation for Nature (MAVA)
Created in 1994, MAVA aims to conserve biodiversity for the benefit of humans and nature by financing, mobilizing and strengthening their partners and the conservation community.
Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS)
The OMVS is an intergovernmental development organization created by Mali, Mauritania and Senegal, to manage the Senegal River watershed.
Regional Network of Marine Protected Areas in West Africa (RAMPAO)
Founded on the principle of general interest, RAMPAO works for the maintenance and good management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in West Africa.
Regional Program for Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Zone in West Africa (PRCM)
The PRCM is a coalition of actors working on the issues of the West African coast and covering seven countries: Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
French Fund for the Global Environment (FFEM)
The French Global Environment Fund is a bilateral public fund whose mission is to protect the environment in developing countries, serving French cooperation and development policy.
Group for Research and Technological Exchange (GRET)
GRET is a non-governmental international solidarity organization founded in 1976 whose objective is to “achieve in reconciling the satisfaction of essential needs, social rights and environmental imperatives”.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
The Japan International Cooperation Agency is an independent government agency that coordinates Japan's official development assistance.
Wetlands International
Wetlands International is a non-profit organization interested in wetland protection and sustainable management.
Mauritanian institutions & civil society
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Created by decree No. 91-005 in 1991, the Diawling National Park is a Public Administrative Establishment, placed under the supervision of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development in Mauritania.
Banc d’Arguin National Park (PNBA)
Created in 1976, the PNBA plays a vital role in maintaining marine biodiversity and protecting the Gulf of Arguin ecosystem.
Mauritanian Institute of Oceanographic Research and Fisheries (IMROP)
IMROP is the only fisheries research institute in Mauritania. Its mission is to provide public authorities with the knowledge necessary for the management and sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources and environments.
Mauritanian Association for Nature Conservation (Nature Mauritania)
Nature Mauritania is a non-profit, associative non-governmental organization, based in Mauritania, West Africa, concerned with the integrated management of wetlands, their resources and sustainable development.
University of Nouakchott Al-Aasriya (UNA)
The University of Nouakchott Al-Aasriya was created in July 2016 from the merger of the University of Science, Technology and Medicine and the University of Nouakchott.
Higher Institute of Technological Education (ISET) of Rosso
ISET today has 3 main missions: training, research and extension in the agricultural, pastoral and agri-food fields.
Naforé Association for Environmental Protection
The NGO Naforé intervenes on several axes aimed at improving the living conditions of populations and rational use of natural resources with a view to sustainable development.
