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ILS Web Sites: International Environmental Law

International Instruments
IGOs
National Laws and Ministries
Harvard E-Researchs
Guides
Other Links

International Instruments (Conventions, Treaties, Protocols, etc.)

Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators Project (from the Center for International Earth Science Network and others)
Environmental Legal Instruments (from UNEP)
International Environmental Law Documents (INTLENVL) [Westlaw: password required]
Treaties Deposited with the FAO (from the Food and Agriculture Organization)
ECOLEX (from the World Conservation Union and UNEP)

IGOs

United Nations Environmental Programme (from UNEP) - the Secretariats for many of the major environmental conventions can be accessed using the UNEP website.
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
Sustainable Energy and Environment Department (from the UNDP)
Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (from the UN)
International Maritime Organization from the UN)
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (from the CEC): One of the side agreements to NAFTA.
Trade and Environment (from the WTO): Has world trade documents relevant to the environment.
Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment (from the OAS)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Environment Programme (from the OECD)
Environmental Economics and Indicators (from the World Bank)
Environment (from the World Bank)
European Environment Agency (from the EU)
Directorate General for the Environment and policy areas with environmental themes (from the Commission of the EU)
European Consultative Forum on the Environment and Sustainable Development (from the EU)
Sustainable Development Department (from the Inter-American Development Bank)
Environment (from ASEAN)
Council of Europe and the Environment (from the Council of Europe)

National Laws & Ministries

Collections of Laws

EcoLex (from IUCN, UNEP and Dutch Government)
FAOLex (from FAO)
Summary of Environmental Law in North America (from CEC)
Environmental Law ASEAN-10 (from APCEI)

Countries

Australia (from Environment Australia): Legislation in English.
Austria (from Bundesministeriums für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft): Legislation in German.
Brazil Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations (ENFLEX-BR from Westlaw) [password required]: Legislation in English. See also the Ministry of Environment legislation search.
Bulgaria (from the Ministry of Environment and Water): Legislation in English.
Canada (from Environment Canada): Legislation in English.
Croatia (from the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction): In English.
Czech Republic (from Ministerstvo Zivotniho Prostredi): Legislation in Czech.
Denmark (from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency): Legislation in English.
Estonia (from the Estonian Environment Information Center): Legislation in English.
France (from Ministere de l'Amenagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement): Legislation in French.
France Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations (ENFLEX-FR from Westlaw) [password required]: Legislationin English.
Germany (from the Bundesministerium fur Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit): Legislation in German.
Iceland (from the Ministry for the Environment): Legislation in Icelandic.
India (from the Ministry of Environment and Forests): Legislation in English.
Indonesia Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations (ENFLEX-IO from Westlaw) [password required]: Legislation in English.
Israel (from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Legislation in English.
Italy Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations (ENFLEX-IT from Westlaw) [password required]: Legislation in English.
Japan (from the Ministry of the Environment): Legislation in English.
Latvia (from The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development): Legislation in English.
Mauritius (from the Ministry of Environment): Legislation in English.
Mexico (from Secretaria Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Pesca): Legislation in Spanish.
Mexico Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations (ENFLEX-MX from Westlaw) [password required]: Legislation in English.
Norway (from the Ministry of the Environment): Legislation in English.
Poland (from the Ministry of Environment): Legislation in English.
Singapore (from the National Environment Agency): Legislation in English.
Slovakia (from the Ministry of the Environment): Legislation in Slovakian.
Slovenia (from the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning): Legislation in English.
Spain (from the Ministerio de Medio Ambiente): Legislation in Spanish.
Spain Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations (ENFLEX-SP from Westlaw) [password required]: Legislation in English.
United Kingdom Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations (ENFLEX-UK from Westlaw) [password required]: Legislation in English.
United States (from the Environmental Protection Agency): Legislation in English.

Harvard E-Research

(Harvard Affiliates Only)

Environmental Issues and Policy Index provided online by EBSCOhost, provides citation and abstracting information for articles from more than 1,000 international journals, with continuing coverage of over 500 sources. Full-text of articles from more than 250 journals is integrated into the Index from Academic Search Premier.
Greenwire Greenwire is a daily environmental newsletter produced by Environment and Energy Publishing, LLC. It covers the news and events that shape the environmental debate at the state, national, and international levels. Greenwire also provides summaries of U.S. environmental laws, as well as a searchable database of all Greenwire articles published since 1996.

Guides

ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources: International Environmental Law