The SKEP network is a partnership of government environment ministries and environmental protection agencies, who seek to use the best available evidence to support their business activities. It is an independent network, supported by member subscriptions.

Through its objectives, the SKEP network aims to develop a coordinated evidence base for better environmental regulation, with clear links between science, implementation and policy

The SKEP (Scientific Knowledge for Environmental Protection) network developed from the EU-funded SKEP ERA-Net project; it became a self-funding partnership from 1 June 2009.

The following countries are full members within the SKEP Network;

Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Sweden and Finland