The directorate’s main functions include:

• Mainstreaming environmental issues into schools curricula.
• Mainstreaming environment into informal education.
• Initiating and coordinating activities that support central and decentralized institutions, communities and civil society to address environmental issues.
• Coordinating the establishment and management of the environmental documentation centre.
• Undertaking outreach programmes for effective integration of environment.
• Coordinating implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other International Environmental Obligations.
• Provide technical input in negotiating and implementing regional and international conventions, protocols and treaties relating to environmental management.
• Initiate and coordinate the drafting of the national reports and assess convention decisions and recommendation to update the plan by integrating those that are relevant
• Provide technical advice related to Global Environmental Facility endorsement of projects.