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Domestic law databases
· “...a comprehensive and up-to-date legislative and policy database, one of the world's largest online
repositories of national laws, regulations and policies on food, agriculture and natural resources
management. Users of FAOLEX have direct access to the abstracts and indexing information about each
text, as well as to the full text of the legislation and policies contained in the database.”
Ecolex: A Gateway to Environmental Law
· "...an information service on environmental law, operated jointly by FAO, IUCN and UNEP.
Its purpose is to build capacity worldwide by providing the most comprehensive possible global
source of information on environmental law...
· "...includes information on treaties, international soft-law and other non-binding policy and
technical guidance documents, national legislation, judicial decisions, and law and policy
literature. Users have direct access to the abstracts and indexing information about each
document, as well as to the full text of most of the information provided."
International institutions
IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL)
Associations & NGOs with an environmental law focus across two or more countries
International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL)
Rights of nature
· The “rights of nature”" movement focuses to a great extent on legally enforceable protections for environmental features & amenities.
Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN)
Champion the Rights of Nature @ Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)
International Rights of Nature Tribunal
· “...created by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature in January 2014. The Tribunal aims to
create a forum for people from all around the world to speak on behalf of nature, to protest the
destruction of the Earth—destruction that is often sanctioned by governments and corporations—
and to make recommendations about Earth’s protection and restoration. The Tribunal also has a
strong focus on enabling Indigenous Peoples to share their unique concerns and solutions about
land, water and culture with the global community."
Rights of Nature Law, Policy and Education @ UN Harmony with Nature
· A country-by-country database of "constitutions, national statutes, and local laws" on rights of nature.
Periodicals & blogs
Biannual Bulletin of Environmental Law, UNEP (1994 - 2006)
Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review
Buffalo Environmental Law Journal
Chinese Journal of Environmental Law
Colorado Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Review
Columbia Journal of Environmental Law
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
· “...an essential online research tool edited by attorneys that provides the most-often cited analysis of environmental, sustainability, natural resources, energy, toxic tort, and land use law and policy.”
Environmental Policy and Law Review
European Energy and Environmental Law Review
Harvard Environmental Law Review
Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation
· “...a collaboration between faculty at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law,
provides insight and analysis on energy and environmental law and policy.”
Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law (MJEAL)
New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
Yearbook of International Environmental Law
Environmental law & “rights of nature”
Contents of this page:
· Domestic law databases
· International institutions
· Associations & NGOs with an environmental law focus across two or more countries
· Rights of Nature
· Periodicals & blogs
Also see Climate change law
· Three general approaches to environmental law are:
1. Domestic environmental law at the scale of a particular individual country and internal entities
(e.g., states & cities). For information at this scale, see:
· Individual country pages at Countries A>Z
· USA Environmental law ~ Info & research guides
2. International environmental law
· Extensive resources on international environmental law can be found starting at the
Global environmental governance hub.
3. Comparative environmental law at the scale of two or more countries
· This page focuses on comparative environmental law.