The MA is recognized by governments as a mechanism to meet part of the assessment needs of four international environmental treaties ? the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, and the Convention on Migratory Species.
MA inatambuliwa na serikali kama njia ya kukidhi sehemu ya mahitaji ya tathmini ya mikataba minne ya kimataifa ya mazingira? Mkataba wa Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Anuwai za Kibiolojia, Mkataba wa Ramsar kuhusu Ardhioevu, Mkataba wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Kupambana na Kuenea kwa Jangwa, na Mkataba wa Aina zinazohama.