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This resource provides links in four areas: (1) departments/agencies within national governments around the world, (2) International and Regional sources, including treaties and agreements and agencies, (3) on-line journals from around the world (over 100 in number to date) and (4) other databases, including general environmental, environmental law and treaty and international law.
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Government Sites
Australia
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Department of Climate Change
- Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- Environment Protection and Heritage Council
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)
- National Water Commission (NWC) (arms length – advisory body)
- Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC)
- Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER)
Brazil
- Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (Ministry of the Environment (in Portuguese))
- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (National Institute of Amazonian Research)
- Minsterio de Agricultura, Pecuaria e Abastecimento
- Minsterio de Minas e Energia
- Centro Clima
Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
- Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Canadian International Trade Tribunal
- Canadian Polar Commission
- Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
- Environment Canada
- Environmental Protection Review Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- Canadian Forest Service
- Earth Sciences Sector
- Energy, Minerals and Management Information Centre
- Energy in Canada
- Minerals and Metals Sector
- Office of Energy Efficiency
- National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
- Parks Canada
- Species at Risk Public Registry
- Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
- SDInfo: Sustainable Development Information System (Environment Canada)
Provincial:
- Alberta Environment
- Alberta Environmental Law Centre
- British Columbia Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management
- British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
- Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
- Environment Yukon
- Manitoba Environment
- New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government
- Newfoundland Department of Environment
- Ontario Ministry of Environment
- Prince Edward Island: Agriculture, Fisheries,and Aquaculture
- Quebec: Ministère de l'Environnment
- Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management
China
- China Meteorological Administration (in Mandarin)
- China Oceanic Information Network (in Mandarin)
- China Population Information and Research Center
- China-US Center for Sustainable Development (Secretariat is based at China’s Administrative Center for Agenda 21)
- Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration
- EU-China Biodiversity Programme (Under Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Chinese State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA))
- Ministry of Environmental Protection
- Ministry of Land and Resources
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Central Tibetan Administration: Environment and Development Issues
France
- Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie
- CEA (technological research agency)
- Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux
- Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche
- Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Developpement Durable et de l'Amenagement du Territoire
- National Center for Scientific Research
- Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage
- Office National des Forêts
- Water Agencies
Germany
- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- National Sustainability Strategy
- Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environmental Agency)
- Bundesamt fur Naturschutz (Federal Agency for Nature Conservation)
- Federal Institute of Hydrology
India
- C.P.R Environmental Education Centre
- Central Pollution Control Board
- Department of Agricultural Research and Education
- Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
- Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
- Department of Fertilizers
- Directory of all Government Ministries
- Gujarat Pollution Control Board
- Ministry of Earth Sciences
- Ministry of Environment and Forests
- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
- Ministry of Mines and Minerals
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources
- Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
- Ministry of Power
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Ministry of Science & Technology
- Ministry of Water Resources
Mexico
- Comision Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas
- Instituto Nacional de Ecologia
- Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentacion (Secretary of Agricultre, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food; in Spanish)
- Secretaria de Energia (Secretary of Energy; in Spanish)
- Secretaria de la Reforma Agraia (Secretary of Agrarian Reform; in Spanish)
- Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources; in Spanish)
New Zealand
- Auckland Regional Council
- Crown Minerals
- Department of Conservation
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
- Environmental Risk Management Authority
- Fish and Game Council
- Local Government Online
- Ministry for the Environment
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Ministry of Fisheries
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Office of the Commissioner for the Environment
- Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission
United Kingdom
- Department of Health
- Health Protection Agency
- Royal Commission of Environmental Pollution
- UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
- UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- UK Emissions Trading Scheme Website
- UK Environment Agency
- Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern Ireland
- Department of Environment Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- Health Protection Scotland
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Countryside Council for Wales
- National Public Health Service for Wales
- Welsh Assembly Government: Environment
USA
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
- Committee on Ocean Policy, Council on Environmental Quality
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
- Department of Energy
- Department of Justice: Environment and Natural Resources Division
- Department of the Interior
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Aeronautics and Space Agency
- National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
- National Library for the Environment, Congressional Research Service Reports
- National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA)
- National Park Service
- National Water and Climate Center (NWCC)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Office of Environment Safety and Health
- Office of Environmental Policy & Compliance
- Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE)
- U.S. Geological Survey
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- USDA Forest Service (US Department of Agriculture)
South Africa
- Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
- Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
- Department of Land Affairs
- Department of Agriculture
- South African National Parks
- Council for GeoScience
- South African Water Research Commission
- South African National Arctic Programme
- Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
- South African National Biodiversity Institute
- CapeNature Conservation
National Non-Government Environmental Organizations
Australia
- Australian Conservation Foundation
- Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices (ANEDO)
- Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices (ANEDO)
- Australian Rainforest Conservation Society (ARCS)
- Australian Wildlife
- Australian Wildlife Conservancy
- Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC)
- Australian Wildlife Protection Council (AWPC)
- Clean Air Society of Australia & New Zealand (CASANZ)
- Clean Energy Council
- Clean Ocean Foundation
- Clean Up Australia
- Climate Action Network Australia (CANA)
- Ecological Society of Australia (ESA)
- Environs Australia
- Fishers for Conservation (FFC)
- Friends of the Earth Australia
- GreenNet Australia
- Greenpeace Australia
- Lawyers for Forests
- National Environmental Law Association (NELA)
- Reef Watch
- Urban Ecology Australia
- Wilderness Society (Australia)
- Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia (WSPA)
- Wildlife Protection Association of Australia (WPAA)
- WWF - Australia
- http://www.edo.org.au/links/ngolinks.html - lists many more
Brazil
- Agua Online
- Alianca da Terra
- Amigos da Terra Brasil
- Conselho Brasileiro de Manejo Florestal (FSC Brasil)
- Conselho Nacional de Defesa Ambiental
- Conservation International Brasil
- Greenpeace Brasil
- Grupo de Defesa Ecologica
- Instituto BioAtlântica
- Instituto Brasileiro de Advocacia Pública
- Instituto EcoBrasil
- Mater Natura
- TAMAR
- WSPA Brasil
- WWF Brasil
Canada
- Canadian Association for Renewable Energies
- Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)
- Canadian Botanical Conservation Network (CBCN)
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
- Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP)
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
- Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA)
- Canadian Wildlife Federation
- Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
- David Suzuki Foundation
- EarthInstitute.ca
- EarthSave Canada
- EcoJustice
- Environmental Law Centre
- Friends of the Earth
- Greenpeace Canada
- Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)
- Pembina Institute
- Pollution Probe
- Raincoast Conservation Society
- Sierra Club of Canada
- The Canadian Environmental Network
- West Coast Environmental Law
- Western Canada Wilderness Committee
- Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC)
China
- Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge
- Center for Legal Assistance of Pollution Victims (CLAPV)
- China Clean Energy Project (An initiative of the NRDC)
- China Environmental Protection Foundation
- China Green Buildings (blog)
- China Green Times (Newspaper – Mandarin (or Cantonese?))
- China Greenspace (Blog about environmental policy, politics, market trends, social phenomena)
- China Watch (By the World Watch Institute & Global Environment Institute: Reporting and Analysis on Chinese Environmental Issues)
- China Wildlife Conservation Association
- ChinaDialogue
- EcoLinx Foundation (Calfornia Based, but dedicated to environmental issues in China)
- Friends of Nature
- Future Generations: China (Focused on sustainable development in rural China)
- Greenpeace China
- http://www.chinaenvironmentallaw.com/ (discussion blog)
- International Rivers: China
- Institute of Human Ecology
- NRDC: China (Mandarin Blog)
- The China Sustainable Energy Program
- The Global Environment Institute
- Sichuan GreenRiver Environmental Protection Promotion Association (GreenRiver)
- Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs
- International Fund for China`s Environment (Washington DC- based, with branches in China)
- Save China`s Tigers
- Seagrass Website of China
- Tibet Environmental Watch
- WWF: China
EU/EC
- European ECO Forum
- European Environmental Bureau
- INFORSE- Europe
- The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
France
- Action Citoyenne pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides (ACAP)
- Agir pour l'Environnement (APE)
- Alliance Paysans Ecologistes Consommateurs (PEC)
- Arboretum de Villardebelle
- Association H2O
- Cohérence pour un Développement Durable et Solidaire
- Comite de Liaison Energies Renouvelables (CLER)
- Coordination Nationale Contre Elevages Industriels
- Eau & Rivieres de Bretagne
- France Nature Environnement
- France Nature Environnement (FNE)
- Groupe Energies Renouvelable, Environnement et Solidarites (GERES)
- Institut Veolia Environment
- Kokopelli
- L'association pour le contrat mondial de l'eau
- L'association Sources et Rivières du Limousin
- Le Centre d'Information sur l'Energie et l'Environnement
- Les Amis de la Terre
- Mouvement pour la Défense et le Respect des Générations Futures (MDRGF)
- OGM Dangers
- Perche avenir environnement
- Réseau Agriculture Durable
- Réseau éducation à l'environnement
- Semences paysannes
- Union Nationale des Fédérations de Pêche
Germany
- Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (Friends of the Earth: Germany, site in German)
- Bundjugend
- Business and Biodiversity Resource Centre
- Germanwatch
- Greenpeace Germany
- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union
- WWF Germany
India
- Indian Environmental Society
- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
- Nature Conservation Foundation,
- Kashmir Environmental Watch Association (KEWA)
- Green Coalition
- Centre for Science and Environment
- Club of Youth Working for Environment (CYWEN)
- Indian Wildlife Club
- Friends of the River Narmada
- The Rainwater Club
- Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
- Greenpeace India
- Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)
- Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
- Centre for Environmental Research & Education (CERE)
- India Habitat Centre
- Sloth Bear Foundation
Mexico
- CIPAMEX
- Conservation International Mexico
- Ducks Unlimited Mexico (DUMAC)
- Greenpeace Mexico
- ProNatura Asociacion Civil
- Sociedad de Ornitologia Neotropical
New Zealand
- Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Environmental Defence Society (EDS)
- Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC)
- Foundation for Environmental Education New Zealand (FEE-NZ)
- Friends of the Earth - New Zealand
- Greenpeace New Zealand
- Native Forest Action
- New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law
- New Zealand Climate Committee (of The Royal Society of New Zealand)
- New Zealand Native Forests Restoration Trust
- New Zealand Native Forests Restoration Trust
- Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand
- Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
- WWF - New Zealand
- Zero Waste New Zealand Trust
United Kingdom
- British Ecological Society
- Campaign for Better Transport
- Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Carbon Trust
- Carplus
- Climate SouthEast
- Environmental Law Foundation
- Environmental Transport Association
- Friends Of The Earth UK
- Greenpeace UK
- GreenSpace
- National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection
- Natural England
- People's Trust for Endangered Species
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Sustrans
- The Environment Council
- Town and Country Planning Association
- Trees for Cities
- UK Noise Association
- UKELA: The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association
- Woodland Trust
- World Wildlife Fund UK
- Campaign to Protect Rural Wales
- The Association to Protect Rural Scotland
- The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland
USA
- Alliance for Climate Protection
- Alliance for the Great Lakes
- American Bird Conservancy
- American Fisheries Society (AFS)
- American Forests
- American Rivers
- Beyond Pesticides
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML)
- CERES
- Clean Water Action
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Earth Island Institute
- EarthAction
- Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Law & Policy Center
- Environmental Law Institute
- Friends of the Earth USA
- Greenpeace USA
- Indigenous Environmental Network
- Inter-Tribal Environmental Council
- Keep America Beautiful
- National Audubon Society
- National Parks Conservation association (NCPA)
- National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Sierra Club
- Southern Environmental Law Center
- The Ecological Society of America (ESA)
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Rainforest Alliance
- The Waterkeeper Alliance
- The Wildlife Society (TWS)
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Worldwatch Institute
- WWF- USA
South Africa
- Earthlife Africa
- The Earth Organization
- Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa
- WWF South Africa
- Greenpeace International - Africa
- African Bird Club
- African Conservation Foundation
- Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA)
- Trees for the Future
Research/Advisory Institutions
Australia
- Australian Centre for Environmental Law (ACEL) at Australian National University
- Centre for Environmental Law (MU-CEL) at MacQuarie University
- Centre for Natural Resources Law & Policy at the University of Wollongong
- Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law (ACCEL)
Brazil
- Society for Ecological Economics at Universitário Darcy Ribeiro
- Long Term Ecological Research Program
- Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
Canada
- Canadian Institute of Resources Law
- Dalhousie University – Marine and Environmental Law Institute
- National Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Research Group – University of Calgary
- University of Ottawa – Environmental Law
- University of Victoria – Environmental Law Centre
- POLIS Project
China
- China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)
- China Environment Forum (Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars)
- China New Energy (Formed under the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, while under the direction of State Ministry of Science & Technology, State Economic & Trade Commission and Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly).
- Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN)
- Cleaner Production in China
- Institute for Environment and Development
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- The Beijing Energy Efficiency Center (BECon)
EU
France
- Research Institute for Agricultural Engineering and the Environment - CEMAGREF
- Universite de Corse: Faculté des Sciences et Techniques
Germany
India
- Indian Institute of Forest Management
- International Environmental Law Research Centre: India
- The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development (CISED)
- The People's Commission on Environment & Development India
United Kingdom
- Air Quality Management Resource Centre (University of the West of England)
- CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment)
- CABI
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Environment UK
- Joint Nature Conservancy Committee (Statutory advisory committee)
- London Air Quality Network (King`s College London)
- Manchester Area Pollution Advisory Council
- Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
- Sustainable Development Commission (government watchdog)
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- UK Climate Impacts Programme (Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University)
USA
- National Council for Science and the Environment
- American Society of International Law - Wildlife Interest Group
- Institute for Water and Watersheds
- Yale Centre for Environmental Law and Policy
Industry
Australia & New Zealand
- Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)
- Energy Supply Association of Australia
- Sustainable Energy Industry of Australia
- Australian Wind Energy Association
- Australian Windmill Contractors Association (AWCA)
- Environmental and Planning Law Association (EPLA)
- New Zealand Wind Energy Association (NZWEA)
- Bioenergy Association of New Zealand
Canada
- Canadian Solar Industries Association
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
- Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
China
- China Association of Environmental Protection Industry (CEPI) (List of current projects)
- China Environment Industry Network
- Chinese Wind Energy Association (limited English)
- Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA)
India
United Kingdom
- Energy Industries Council
- UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Association
- Environmental Industries Commission
- Land Regeneration Network
- SAGTA: Soil and Groundwater Technology Association
USA
- Albany Law Environmental Outlook Journal
- Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law
- Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies
- Advances in Ecological Research
- Advances in Environmental Research
- Advances in Water Resources
- African Environment
- African Journal of Ecology
- African Journal of Environmental Assessment & Management
- African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology and Fisheries
- Alternatives Journal: Canadian Environmental Ideas & Action
- Ambiente & Sociedad
- American Journal of Environmental Sciences
- Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
- Basic & Applied Ecology
- Behavioral Ecology
- Berkeley Planning Journal
- BioCycle
- Biodegradation
- Biodiversity & Conservation
- Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review
- Buffalo Environmental Law Journal
- Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
- Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy
- Columbia Journal of Environmental Law
- Development & Change
- Disaster Prevention & Management
- Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
- E, The Environmental Magazine
- Earth Island Journal
- Earthwatch Institute Journal
- Ecology Law Quarterly
- Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal
- Environmental and Planning Law Journal
- Environmental Claims Journal
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Law and Management
- Environmental Law Reporter
- Environmental Law Review
- Environmental Liability
- Environmental Policy and Law
- Environs: Environmental Law and Policy Journal
- Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics
- European Energy and Environmental Law Review
- European Environmental Law Review
- Fish & Fisheries
- Fisheries Management & Ecology
- Fordham Environmental Law Journal
- Georgetown International Environmental Law Review
- Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
- Green Earth Journal
- Habitat International
- Harvard Environmental Law Review
- Hazardous Waste & Hazardous Materials
- Harvard Environmental Law Review
- Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
- ICFAI Journal of Environmental Law
- Impact of Science on Society
- Indian Journal of Ecology
- International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics
- International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
- Irish Planning and Environmental Law
- Journal for Nature Conservation
- Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law
- Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics
- Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
- Journal of Environmental Law
- Journal of Environmental Law & Practice
- Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation
- Journal of Human Ecology
- Journal of Land, Resources and Environmental Law
- Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law
- Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law
- Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law
- Journal of Political Ecology: Case Studies in History and Society
- Journal of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability
- Journal of Water and Environment Technology
- Law, Environment and Development Journal
- Land Degradation & Development
- Land Economics
- Land Use Policy
- Land & Water Law Review
- Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law
- Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal
- McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy
- Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review
- National Environmental Enforcement Journal
- National Parks & Conservation Magazine
- National Parks Journal
- Natural History
- Natural Resources & Environment
- Natural Resources Journal
- Nature
- New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
- New York University Environmental Law Journal
- New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law
- Ocean & Coastal Management
- Ocean Development & International Law
- Pace Environmental Law Review
- Park Science
- Penn State Environmental Law Review
- Review of European Community & International Environmental Law
- Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental
- Science
- Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental and Public Health Law
- South African Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
- Southeastern Environmental Law Journal
- Stanford Environmental Law Journal
- Sustainable Development International
- Temple Journal of Science, Technology & Environmental
- The Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies
- Tulane Environmental Law Journal
- UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
- University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law
- Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
- Villanova Environmental Law Journal
- Virginia Environmental Law Journal
- Waste Management
- Water & Environment Journal
- Water Policy
- William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
- World Journal of Agricultural Sciences
- Yearbook of International Environmental Law
