Environmental Law Resources
Interested in Environmental Law? Check out these fabulous Envrionmental Protection Organizations!
Center for International Environmental Law
CIEL seeks a world where the law reflects the interconnection between humans and the environment, protects the dignity and equality of each person.
The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a public interest, not-for-profit environmental law firm founded in 1989 in the United States to strengthen international and comparative environmental law and policy around the world.
With offices in Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland, CIEL’s staff of international attorneys provide legal counsel and advocacy, policy research and capacity building in the areas of biodiversity, chemicals, climate change, human rights and the environment, international financial institutions, law and communities, and trade and sustainable development.
Because Life is Good . . .
At the Center for Biological Diversity, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive.
We want those who come after us to inherit a world where the wild is still alive.
The CWSC is the only nonprofit based in the United States solely dedicated to the advancement of water security and the nonpartisan, impartial analysis and improvement of water law.
Water security is a strategy that sets a clear purpose and direction for our efforts to guarantee we can meet current and future needs. Water is too essential a resource to leave its availability to chance. Our approach focuses on understanding the current role of law in advancing water security and identifying the opportunities to improve transparency, long-term management, and governance.
ECOLEX is an internet database providing the most comprehensive, global source of information on environmental law.
Operated jointly by the FAO, IUCN, and UNEP, it combines the environmental law information holdings of those three organizations.
ECOLEX contains comprehensive bibliographic and analytical information as well as full text links to more than 1,100 multilateral and bilateral agreements, 62,000 on national legislation, 420 court decisions, and 28,000 records on literature on law and policy.
Searching ECOLEX is easy. The portal offers a user-friendly Google-type feature by which the user can find information in all or selected datasets.
For the more advanced user, ECOLEX includes specially tailored search forms for each of the datasets.
ECOLEX covers all aspects of environmental and natural resources conservation, including subjects such as fresh and marine water, air and atmosphere, soil and land use, species and ecosystems, fisheries and forestry, hazardous substances and waste, as well as food and agriculture.
All information has been analyzed and indexed in a standardized way, with descriptors such as country, name, territory, region, keywords, etc. harmonized.
ECOLEX is free of charge and has a trilingual user interface that allows users to search in English, French, and Spanish.
We stand side by side with these communities in their struggle for justice.
EarthRights International (ERI) is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment, which we define as "earth rights."
We specialize in fact-finding, legal actions against perpetrators of earth rights abuses, training grassroots and community leaders, and advocacy campaigns.
Through these strategies, EarthRights International seeks to end earth rights abuses, to provide real solutions for real people, and to promote and protect human rights and the environment in the communities where we work.
ELI’s Mission is to foster innovative, just, and practical law and policy solutions to enable leaders across borders and sectors to make environmental, economic, and social progress.
ELI seeks to achieve its goals through:
- Building the skills and capacity of tomorrow’s leaders and institutions
- Researching and analyzing complex and pressing environmental challenges
- Promoting and disseminating the best thinking through print and electronic media
- Convening people with diverse perspectives to build understanding through robust debate
ELI frequently hosts and organizes educational and networking events related to environmental law. you can check out their upcoming events here.
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) fosters the success of a diverse community of environmental, energy, and resources lawyers, advisors, law students, and decision-makers and provides a premier forum for the exchange of ideas and information.
Local Environmental Getaways
Need to get away from the District? Check out these places!
Part of the C&O Canal National Historical Park
The Billy Goat Trail is one of the most well known hikes in the Metro D.C. area, and for good reason. With nearly a mile of fun rock-hopping, and spectacular views of the Potomac River along the way, this circuit is loads of fun with plenty to see. We have the circuit rated as only a for difficulty, but be prepared to jump from rock to rock.
A quiet, accessible refuge within city limits
This 1,754-acre city park was officially authorized in 1890, making it the 3rd national park to be designated by the federal government.
It offers visitors the opportunity to escape the bustle of the city and find a peaceful refuge, recreation, fresh air, majestic trees, wild animals, and thousands of years of human history.
Great Falls Park
A beautiful 800-acre park only 15 miles from the Nation's Capital.
Home to a wide variety of plants and animals, including several rare species, this large park offers many trails along the Potomac or through the woods.
Operated by the NPS, Great Falls has a lot to offer including camping and kayaking. For more information and to plan a visit, check out their website.
Poplar Spring Sanctuary
Offering care to neglected, abused, or abandoned farm animals
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary is a 400 acre non-profit refuge in Poolesville, Maryland for farm animals and wildlife that relies entirely on public donations for support.
Their mission is to offer care, rehabilitation, and permanent sanctuary for neglected, abused or abandoned farm animals, as well as providing a protected habitat for wildlife.
They promote compassion and the humane treatment of all animals by educating the public on farm animal and wildlife issues.
Open for tours and visits by appointment.
POPLAR SPRING ANIMAL SANCTUARY
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
P.O. Box 507
Poolesville, MD 20837
Phone: 301-428-8128
info@animalsanctuary.org
