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[ + ]Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC)
| Title | Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC) |
| Description | CEC has three members: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The CEC addresses regional environmental concerns and facilitates collaboration and public while increasing economic, trade, and social links among CEC member countries. The "Publications" section provides annual reports, project publications, background papers, news, and publications in English, French, and Spanish. |
| URL | http://www.cec.org/ |
[ + ]ECOLEX
| Title | ECOLEX |
| Description | ECOLEX is an excellent, comprehensive database operated by the IUCN, UNEP, and FAO. The site is a comprehensive source of information on global environmental law. Users can filter resources by type, keyword, subject, country/territory, or geographical area. Resources that can then be accessed include treaties, COP decisions, legislation, court decisions, and secondary literature. |
| URL | https://www.ecolex.org/ |
[ + ]Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW)
| Title | Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) |
| Description | The mission of ELAW – an alliance of attorneys, scientists and other advocates – is to help grassroots environmental lawyers protect the environment and communities in their home countries. ELAW provides legal and scientific tools and assists by strengthening organizations; hosting visiting fellows; outreach; and encouraging public participation. Navigate to the “Resources” tab to find climate litigation strategies; coal litigation strategies; the EIA law matrix; ELAW Digest; ELAW U.S. publications; legal and scientific resources; plastic law resources; and a mangrove science database. |
| URL | http://www.elaw.org/ |
[ + ]Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI)
| Title | Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) |
| Description | ENTRI is a comprehensive database of international environmental treaties, operated by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. Users can search for data by treaty, treaty subject, country, number of signatories/agreements/parties, or keyword. Under the FAQs users can learn how to make a Treaty Status Matrix through the database. |
| URL | http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/entri/index.jsp |
[ + ]IX. United Nations Environmental Programme: Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC)
| Title | IX. United Nations Environmental Programme: Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC) |
| Description | DELC promotes the development of environmental laws in countries around the globe, as well as the implementation of multilateral environmental agreements.
Resources: Links to the UNEP Environmental Law program, multilateral environmental conventions, and to an extensive list of related environmental law resources. |
| URL | http://web.unep.org/divisions/delc/about-delc |
[ + ]Paris Agreement
| Title | Paris Agreement |
| Description | The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016. The website includes the text of the Agreement, a brief description of how it works, strategies, etc., news, documents and decisions, a climate action section, and resources related to each of the UNFCCC Topics, such as Adaptation and Resilience, Land Use, Mitigation, etc., and related links. |
| URL | https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement |
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