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Legal Information Institute (LII) - Environmental Law
Sections include: An Overview ; Federal Materials (Statutes, Regulations & Decisions) ; State Material (Statutes, Regulations & Decisions ; International Material (Conventions & Treaties) ; Other References.
- Cornell Law School
Pace University School of Law Virtual Environmental Law Library
"A product of the Pace University School of Law's Center for Environmental Legal Studies. This "library" uses the resources found on the Internet to facilitate and supplement access to important legal sources throughout the world"
Center for International Environmental Law
An important gateway to environmental law resources. The site includes the North American Environmental Law Database, CIEL Publications, Trade & Environment News, and sections on Biodiversity and Wildlife, International Financial Institutions, Global Commons, and more
ECOLEX: A Gateway to Environmental Law
"...designed to use IUCN's Environmental Law Information System (ELIS) as its core archival system and link this data to full text information available with UNEP's Computerised Environmental Law Information Base (CELIB) and other authoritative sources...Users can search using subject area, keyword, country, or date. The list of subjects includes, for example: climate/atmosphere; fresh water; marine environment; soils; forests; biodiversity; energy; protected areas; hazardous substances; and wastes. ECOLEX includes information on multilateral treaties; national legislation; European Union instruments; international "soft law" and related documents; law and policy literature; and judicial decisions."
United Nations Environmental Programme
NaturalResources WebLinks - (dead link)
Sections include: Comprehensive Sites ; Legislation ; Individual Countries ; Organizations & Association ; Treaties ; Journals, Reference, Careers ; Energy ; Environment ; Forestry ; Indigenous Peoples ; Mining & Minerals ; Oil & Gas ; Sustainable Development ; Water.
- University of Denver College of Law - Environmental and Natural Resources Law - (dead link)
International Environmental Law and Policy (etext)
A Comprehensive Reference Source
"This site has been designed for use in conjunction with our textbook, but it should prove useful as a stand-alone research site, as well... contains links to the book's 21 chapters and annexes. Each chapter contains relevant links to sites containing treaties, treaty offices, documents, NGOs, government agencies, and cool sites we found while surfing."
By David Hunter, Jim Salzman and Durwood Zaelke, 2nd Ed., 2002.
(University Casebook Series)
- Treaties
Sections include: International Lawmaking ; Principles ; Air and Atmosphere ; Ocean and Seas ; Freshwater Resources ; Hazardous Waste ; Wildlife ; Protection of Habitat ; International Trade ; Marine Living Resources.
LII: Environmental Law
Sections include: Federal Material ; State Material ; International Material ; Other References.
Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute
LII: Natural Resources Law
Sections include: Federal Material ; State Material ; Other References.
Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute
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Agricultural Law on the Internet: A Guide - (dead link)
Web Library - AgLaw Internet Gateway and Research Aids from the National Center for Agricultural Law Research and Information - (dead link) of the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Sections include: Agricultural Law ; Ag General ; AgLaw Topics ; Farm Bills ; General Law ; Primary Law ; Law by Subject ; Environmental Law ; International Law ; Gov. Agencies ; Libraries ; Search Web ; AgLaw Bibliography ; Research Guides ; AgLaw Library.
By Sally J. Kelly
American Society of International Law
[Antarctica] - The Antarctic Treaty (1959)
The five international agreements are: [From British Antarctic Survey]
American Society of International Law (ASIL)
- ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law (ERG)
"Each chapter is arranged in a logical fashion to aid the researcher. In some cases the author outlines general search strategies for the particular subject area, and then links to specific aids such as specialized periodical indexes and bibliographies, before drilling down to organized listings of links to primary resources."
Chapters include: Human Rights ; International Commercial Arbitration ; International Criminal Law ; International Economic Law ; International Environmental Law ; International Organizations ; Lists, Newsgroups & Networks ; Private International Law ; Treaties ; United Nations.
[Animal Law] Michigan State University College of Law - Animal Legal & Historical Center
"There are presently over 560 full text cases (US, Historical and UK) and 894 U.S. statutes fully available on the site, with Michigan and California being very comprehensive. More importantly, we have over 30 topics that give the viewer directions and comprehensive explanations on some of the more interesting issues of the animal area."
Arctic Council
"...is a high-level intergovernmental forum that provides a mechanism to address the common concerns and challenges faced by the Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic...Members of the Arctic Council are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russion Federation, Sweden and the United States of America."
- Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy Documents - (dead link)
Australian Centre for Environmental Law
Access academic departments, Australian laws and regulations, international bodies, and international environmental law
BlackRhinoceros - (dead link)
"We produce a directory for environmental activists wishing to campaign on these ecological issues: biodiversity, conservation, energy, environmental justice, habitat and pollution."
[Boldt Decisoin] Seattle PI - Boldt Decision 'Very Much Alive' 30 Years Later (February 2004)
"The fish bonanza is over; now, preserving habitat is a paramount issue."
Article by Lewis Kamb.
Canada - Environment Canada
- CEPA Environmental Registry
"...is a comprehensive source of public information relating to activities under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. In addition to providing up-to-date copies of current CEPA instruments, the primary objective of the Environmental Registry is to encourage and support public participation in environmental decision-making, by facilitating access to documents arising from the administration of the Act."
- Freshwater Website
Center for Biological Diversity
- Science & Research Library
Sections include: ESA Listings Petitions ; Species Status Reviews ; Research Papers ; Factsheets ; Biodiversity Activists Archives ; Database of Center Actions.
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
"...is a public interest, not-for-profit environmental law firm founded in 1989 to strengthen international and comparative environmental law and policy around the world."
Publication subjects include: Biodiversity & Wildlife ; Climate Change ; Human Rights and the Environment ; International Financial Institutions ; Law & Communities ; Persistent Organic Pollutants ; State of the Environmental Law Series ; Trade.
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
Formerly the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, "is the non-profit law firm for the environment."
Environment Australia
- Wildlife Australia - (dead link)
- Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
"The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) protects the environment, particularly matters of National Environmental Significance. It streamlines national environmental assessment and approvals process, protects Australian biodiversity and integrates management of important natural and cultural places."
Environmental Defense
"Since 1967, we have linked science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems."
Sections include: Action Center ; Biodiversity ; Climate Change ; Health ; Oceans ; Library.
- Library
Sections include: Reports ; Print Newsletters ; Filings & Testimonies ; Fact Sheets ; Letters ; Organizational Materials ; Educational Materials ; Publications Catalog.
Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
Environmental News Link
- Capitol Reports
Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI)
"...a fast, convenient, comprehensive online search service for finding information about environmental treaties and national resource indicators."
- Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University
Eureka County Yucca Mountain Information Office
Eureka Country, Nevada - Nuclear Waste Page
"Here you will find current news clippings, documents, photos, maps, and much more information on the history and current developments of the Yucca Mountain Repository Project in Nevada."
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
Fletcher-Ginn-Multilaterals Project
"...to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments. Although the project was initiated to improve public access to environmental agreements, the collection today also includes treaties in the fields of human rights, commerce and trade, laws of war and arms control, and other areas. The vast majority of texts date from the second half of this century, but the collection also includes historical texts, from the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia to the Covenant of the League of Nations.
Edwin Ginn Library, Flectcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
General Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus (GEMET)
"...has been created by merging different national and international thesauri. Analysis and evaluation work of numerous international experts and organisations let to a core terminology of generalised environmental terms and definitions."
HELCOM - Helsinki Commission
Baltic Marine Environment Commission
Sections include: The Helsinki Commission ; Recommendations ; Publications ; Meeting Documents ; Press Room ; HELCOM Atlas ; HELCOM News ; Baltic News ; Topics: Environment, Pollution, Man and the Baltic.
India - Ministry of Environment & Forests
Inter-American Water Resources Network (English or Spanish)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis" (January 2001)
"The full report, which runs to over 1000 pages, has been over three years in production and is the work of 123 Lead Authors from around the world."
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles
International Joint Commission (English or French)
Canada and United States
"Many rivers and some of the largest lakes in the world lie along, or flow across, the border between the United States and Canada. The International Joint Commission assists governments in finding solutions to problems in these waters."
International Water Law Project
"...created to provide pertinent information on international water law and policy and related topics. Specifically, it offers treaties, articles, news stories, case law, Internet links, and other relevant information. Many of the materials, such as treaties and articles, are offered in full text."
International Whaling Commission
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
Selected articles and resources online
Land Use History of North America
"This web site addresses some of these questions for several regions of North America. More importantly, it strives to convey the importance of a historical context for understanding ongoing changes in land cover and land use. Each section has been written by researchers for the non-specialist and reviewed independently by peer scientists."
- U.S. Geological Survey
Linkages
A Multimedia Resource for Environment & Development Policy Makers
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Love Canal Collection
Includes: Introduction ; Online Documents ; Guide to Collection ; Related Materials ; Links
State University of New York, Buffalo, University Libraries
National Academy Press (free online version)
- 2001
- Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act
Committee on Mitigating Wetland Losses, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council, 2001.
- Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information: Summary of a Forum
Robert Pool, Ph.D., Tallahassee, Florida, Board on Life Sciences, National Research Council, 2001.
- 1995
National Association of State Foresters
"...is a non-profit organization that represents the directors of the State Forestry agencies forty-nine states, eight U.S. territories (American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the District of Columbia."
The National Council for Science and the Environment
Native Americans and the Environment
Major sections include: Introduction to the Issues ; Bibliography ; Internet Resources ; Cases Studies. [legal subjects include: Land and Treaty Rights ; Legal Resources ; Fishing ; Forestry ; Water Rights and Dams]
By Alx Dark
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
NPR [U.S. National Public Radio] - Radio Expeditions - Southeast Asia's Illegal Wildlife Trade (November 2003) [audio]
"Profits, Demand Fuel Commerce in Endangered Species"
Ocean and Marine Conservation (not updated)
Resources and online publications on Ocean Policy and Law of the Sea; Marine Environment and Science; Fisheries and Marine Conservation; Salmon Related Issues; Arctic and Antarctic Policy.
- Bureau of Oceans and International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs
OceanLaw
Law of the Sea Information and Consultancy Services.
By Chris Hedley
Oxford Centre for the Environment, Ethics and Society (OCEES)
Res Communes: Vermont's Journal of the Environment
Vermont Law School's Online Environmental Journal. Includes Links to resources.
Seattle PI Special Report - Our Troubled Sound
"Read all about it in this five-part special report from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer...Originally published over five days in November 2002, each part addresses a different aspect of the problem, from the marked decline of local marine life to current efforts to restore the Sound to health."
Parts include: Polluted Waters ; Extinction or Bust ; Ruinous Runoff ; Maritime Mess ; Turning Things Around ; Further Developments.
Also includes a database to find out who's violating federal water pollution laws.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Special Report - The Sound of Broken Promises (October 2006)
"This six-part special report both chronicles the long life of Granny, the respected elder in her Northwest orca pod, and examines the weak regulations, spotty enforcement and political foot-dragging that have put local orcas in jeopardy. Whale lovers and marine advocates wonder if the recent adoption of Endangered Species Act protections for orcas and a pending plan to restore our inland sea will finally reverse the decline. Or will Granny and her pod continue swimming in a sea of broken promises?"
SeaWeb Aquaculture Clearinghouse
"...is a project that SeaWeb embarked on in 1998 to help address the growing issue of fish farming. We serve as an information center on environmental and social issues related to aquaculture and proactively distribute quality materials to targeted policy-makers, members of the media, conservation organizations, the industry, and others in the United States and around the world."
Stanford Law School - Environmental & Natural Resources Law & Policy Program
Trade & Environment Database (TED)
"TED is a collection of trade and environment cases... serves as an inventory of cases in trade and environment and provides a basis for use by researchers, policymakers and others in this field."
Trio
The Newsletter of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
UK Environment Agency
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
- RIO+10
The World Summit on Sustainable Development
The official UN website for the ten-year review of the United Nations Conference on environment and development.
United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea - Oceans and Law of the Sea
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Environment Programme
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) see Environmental Studies - DOE
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - see Environmental Studies - EPA
University of Arkansas - National Center for Agricultural Law Research and Information
Sections include: AgLaw News ; Center Publications ; Web Library ; USDA Decisions ; Links.
- National AgLaw Reporter
"A web-based newsletter from the National Center for Agricultural Law Research and Information of the University of Arkansas School of Law."
University of Denver College of Law - Environmental and Natural Resources Law Programs - (dead link)
University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
7000 pages of information and resources.
Sections include: Plant Information & Images ; Meetings and Books ; Prohibited Plant Laws and Lists ; Online Books & Articles ; Plant Manuals, Field Guides and Textbooks ; Biological Control Insects.
University of Oregon School of Law - Ocean and Coastal Law Center
Vermont Law School Environmental Law Center
Vermont Law School First Nations Environmental Law Program
Washington Forest Law Center
"...is a nonprofit corporation providing legal services for forest cases of statewide significance and specializes in cases involving timber harvest and public resource issues on state and private lands."
Water Conflict Chronology
Environment and Security Water Conflict Chronology
Compiled by Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security
See also Academic Info: Water Resources
The Wilderness Society - Legal Documents
World Animal Net: Animal Protection Law
"...contains information on animal protection legislation at regional, national and international level. It includes useful references to books and resources, contacts, and links to Web Sites of interest ... It was compiled primarily to assist animal protection societies seeking to play a role in the introduction or improvement of animal protection laws."
Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy
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