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Accion Ecologia
Accion Ecologia (1986; Quito; Ecuador; accionecologica.org/) An environmental NGO that works to protect the rainforest, foster environmental justice and law. The website is only available in Spanish. Programs: Water...
Canadian Environmental Law Association
Canadian Environmental Law Association (1970; Toronto; 21 staff; cela.ca) One of 18 legal aid clinics in Ontario which offers community services in specialized areas. Funded by Legal Aid Ontario. Also...
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)(1989; Washington; 28 staff; ciel.org) A non-profit research center that aims to use "the law to protect the environment, promote human health, and ensure a just...
Center for Oceans Law and Policy
Center for Oceans Law and Policy (University of Virginia; 7 staff; colp.virginia.edu) Is a “nonpartisan, nonprofit interdisciplinary center for advanced scholarship and education.” It “supports research, education, and discussion on...
ClientEarth UK
ClientEarth UK (2007; London; ~140 staff, 35 associates; clientearth.org) An environmental law firm that sues governments and industries to protect forests and vulnerable species. Works with people and NGOs on...
Earth Justice
Earth Justice (1997; San Francisco, United States; ⁓300 staff; earthjustice.org) It is is a non-profit public interest organization and environmental law firm defending the right to a healthy environment. It...
Environmental Integrity Project
Environmental Integrity Project (2002; Washington and Austin, TX, 30 staff; environmentalintegrity.org) Advocates for effective enforcement of environmental laws and staffed by former EPA enforcement attorneys, public interest lawyers, analysts, investigators,...
Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Law Institute (1969; Washington; ~60 staff; eli.org) An institute that is working towards “a healthy environment, prosperous economies, and vibrant communities founded on the rule of law.” They work...
Global Witness
Global Witness (1993; London/Washington/Brussels; 89 staff; globalwitness.org) It “works to expose the corrupt exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems, to drive campaigns that end impunity, resource-linked conflict, and...
Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development
Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (2004; Washington; 14 staff; igsd.org) A non-profit committed to strengthening environmental law and addressing short-lived climate pollutants. Seeks “to promote just and sustainable societies...
Environmental Law, Governance and Sustainability, Pollution, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Society
International Center for Comparative Environmental Law (CIDCE)
International Center for Comparative Environmental Law(1982; Limoges; 7 staff; cidce.org) An international nongovernmental organization "created following the Center for Compared Law Studies in Strasbourg. It aims to to bring together...
International Environment Law Research Centre (IELRC)
International Environment Law Research Centre(1995; Geneva; 14 staff; ielrc.org) An independent, non-profit research organization working to provide "a unique forum for collaborative research between researchers in the North and South."...
International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Union for Conservation of Nature (1948; Gland, Switzerland + 45 local offices; >1000 staff; iucn.org) “The world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization,” and “the largest professional global conservation...
Big Green Organizations, Biodiversity, Conservation, Conservation Standards, Ecosystem Collapse, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection, Environmental Risk Analysis, Information Portals, Risk of Species Extinction, Threatened Species, Wildlife Conservation
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (1970; Washington; 134 staff; lcvef.org) It "works to turn environmental values into national, state, and local priorities." It works in collaboration with its state...
Legal Planet
Legal Planet (N/A; Berkeley, CA; 31 contributors; legal-planet.org) An independent, academic law and policy blog that is a collaboration between faculty at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School...
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (1996; Washington; 10 staff + a dog as morale officer; ncel.net) Seeks to empower environmentally progressive state-lawmakers. Founded by then-Maryland Delegate Leon Billings, who had...
Conservation, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Health, Environmental Law, Environmental Legislators
Our Children’s Trust
Our Children’s Trust (2010; Eugene, OR; 28 staff; ourchildrenstrust.org) Is a non-profit organization that "elevates the voice of youth and leads the federal, state, local, and international campaign to secure...
Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation
Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation ([ND], Victoria BC; 2 staff, 9 associates; pacificcell.ca) A non-profit society that believes that “much more can and should be done to inspire,...
Project for the Application of Law for Fauna
Project for the Application of Law for Fauna(2008; Brazzaville, Congo; palf-enforcement.org) PALF is the "result of the acknowledgment" of the need for a paradigm shift in conservation, believing that a...
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (1993; Silver Spring, Maryland; 22 staff; peer.org) PEER assists federal, state and local public employees in legally "fighting for the ethical management of our natural...