Environmental Law Australia

Links

Particularly useful links for environmental law in Queensland, Australia and internationally are:

Australian Government

Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)

Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN), within DCCEEW

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)

Queensland Government

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI)

Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV)

Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development (DNRMMRRD)

Department of Primary Industries (DPI)

Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (DSDIP)

Local Government directory (Qld)

Regional Ecosystems online search

Courts

Austlii (judgments of all Australian courts)

Federal Court of Australia

Queensland Courts

Legislation

Commonwealth legislation

EPBC Act website

Planning framework in Queensland

Local Laws Database

Queensland legislation

Environmental Law Associations

National Environmental Law Association (NELA, Australia)

Queensland Environmental Law Association (QELA, Australia)

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (International)

IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (International)

Environmental regulators’ networks

Australian Environmental Law Enforcement & Regulators Network (AELERT)

International Network for Environmental Compliance & Enforcement

Public interest lawyers

Environmental Defenders Office (EDO)

Environmental Justice Australia (formerly EDO Victoria)

ClientEarth (UK-based environmental advocates)

Earthjustice (USA-based environmental lawyers)

Ninox Law

Conservation Groups

Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)

Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)

Australian Rainforest Conservation Society (ARCS)

Farmers for Climate Action (FCA)

Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO)

Gold Coast & Hinterland Environment Council (Gecko)

Greenpeace

Humane Society International (HSI)

North Queensland Conservation Council (NQCC)

Queensland Conservation Council (QCC)

Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC)

The Wilderness Society (TWS)

Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland (WPSQ)

WWF-Australia (WWF)

Climate Change

Climate Change Laws of the World

RenewEconomy

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

RealClimate

International law

Australian Treaties Library

Centre for International Sustainable Development Law

ECOLEX gateway to environmental law

Environmental Law Library of the Earth (IUCN)

Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)

International Environmental Law Research Centre

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

General environmental information

The Learning for Sustainability website provides links to resources on sustainable development and community engagement.

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