1. Meta Sites (Comprehensive Sites)
International Environmental Law (ASIL)
International environmental law research guide (Georgetown University Law Library)
ECOLEX: A Gateway to Environmental Law
- ECOLEX includes information on multilateral treaties; national legislation; European Union instruments; international "soft law" and related documents; law and policy literature; and judicial decisions.
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Environmental Law (Indiana University School of Law)
and then choose Environmental Law
- alphabetical list of resources on environmental law
2. Canada
Alberta Environment
Alberta Environmental Law Centre
British Columbia Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management
British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Canadian Environmental Law Association
CEPA Environmental Registry
Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP)
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
- includes "Green" Reports and sustainable development strategies, and the International Environmental Commitments Database
Environment Canada's Green Lane
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Environment Yukon
Friends of the Earth
Greenpeace Canada
Manitoba Environment
New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government
Newfoundland Department of Environment
Ontario Ministry of Environment
Pollution Probe
Prince Edward Island: Agriculture, Fisheries,and Aquaculture
Quebec: Ministère de l'Environnment
SDInfo: Sustainable Development Information System (Environment Canada)
Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management
3. United States
ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Cornell Legal Information Institute: Environmental Law
Council on Environmental Quality
Department of the Interior
Environmental Law Institute
National Library for the Environment, Congressional Research Service Reports
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration)
Natural Resources Defense Council
Office of Environment Safety and Health
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
USDA Forest Service (US Department of Agriculture)
4. United Kingdom
UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
5. Foreign and International/Regional
ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Environmental Law
- "the types of resources covered emphasize the Internet but also include CD-ROMs, library catalogs, and on-line subscription/commercial services"
Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law
- Environmental legislation and documents of selected Asian countries and links to other environmental law web sites
- documents relating to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Centre for International Environmental Law
It is a non-profit public interest law firm founded in 1989.
- The site features the projects of the Centre: Climate Change, Biodiversity and Wildlife, Trade and Environment, International Financial Institutions, Law and Communities, Persistent Organic Pollutants, Human Rights and the Environment. The site also includes a searchable North American Environmental Law Database which contains summaries of environmental law in Canada, Mexico and the United States in English, French and Spanish. There are also links to other environmental law web sites.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- includes documents of various conferences and technical reports
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC)
- created under the North American Agreement for Environmental Cooperation
- includes links to relevant laws, treaties and agreements; and a list of subject headings in English, French and Spanish
Environmental Defense
Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI)
- "a fast, convenient, comprehensive online search service for finding information about environmental treaties and national resource indicators"
European Commission: Environment
Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development
Friends of the Earth International
Global Environment Facility
Greenpeace International
IUCN The World Conservation Union
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- IISD has developed a number of research tools: SD-Cite: The Library's Searchable Database on Sustainable Development Policy; Sustainable Development Principles (a searchable database); and research guides
International Society for Environmental Ethics Bibliography
Protection of the Human Environment (WHO)
Sustainable Development Institute
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Resources Institute
Worldwatch Institute
* For other broader Public International Law web sites, check our International Law (Public) page