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Environmental Policies Around the World


The Best and Worst Countries for Environmental Democracy

The national laws and practices were assessed and scored by more than 140 lawyers around the world. Country assessments were conducted in 2014 ...

Climate Policies with Real-World Results

A new World Bank report, Reality Check: Lessons from 25 Policies Advancing a Low-Carbon Future showcases examples across sectors and five continents.

Which Countries Have The Strictest Environmental Laws?

Overview · Ban on Fishing in Palau: Palau, a small Pacific island, has taken a groundbreaking step to address the global issue of overfishing.

11 fascinating environmental protections and laws around the world

Some countries have started enacting policies aimed at decreasing the use of plastics, protecting insects, and limiting car use.

List of environmental laws by country - Wikipedia

Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms Act · Earth's Crust Act · Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management ...

Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report - UNEP

... environmental threats, despite prolific growth in environmental laws and agencies worldwide over the last four decades. The UN Environment

Environmental policies and evaluation - OECD

Environmental policies need to be designed in a way that amplify the positive effects on the economy while supporting workers, industries and regions that are ...

Environment policy: general principles and basic framework

To address these issues, European environment policy follows the principles of precaution, prevention, rectifying pollution at source and ' ...

Climate Change Laws of the World: Law and Policy Search

The Climate Change Laws of the World database gives you access to national-level climate change legislation and policies from around the world.

What is international environmental policy about? - BMUV

International environmental policy covers a number of issues: climate protection, sustainable energy policy, preservation of biological diversity and the ...

International Environmental Law - American Bar Association

The leading global treaties for conserving nature are the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on International Trade in ...

2024 Guide for Climate and Environmental Policy Action

Over the last few years, we've seen some historic policy wins for nature, such as the Inflation Reduction Act and Great American Outdoors Act.

Where EPA Works Around the World

EPA works with nations in the Asia-Pacific region to protect the global environment and public health. Our work focuses on building the environmental ...

Environmental and Social Policies - World Bank

These policies require the borrowing governments to address certain environmental and social risks in order to receive World Bank support for investment ...

International environmental policy – a timeline | Heinrich Böll Stiftung

The Rio Declaration is adopted, which for the first time enshrines the right to sustainable development worldwide. The signatories also commit ...

New Environmental Laws: Good for the Environment, Complex for ...

New and proposed environmental, social, and governance (ESG) laws and regulations in the US and EU represent a major step toward reducing greenhouse gas ...

Environmental policy | History, Concepts, Instruments, & Examples

Environmental policy, any measure by a government or corporation or other public or private organization regarding the effects of human activities on the ...

Environmental Policy for Developing Countries

Most developing countries have the environmental policies and government structures to address environmental problems, but few have been successful in ...

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

WCEL works to enhance the development and strengthen the implementation of environmental law and policy, including through best practices and inter-sectoral ...

Environmental Performance Index |

The 2024 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. Using 58 performance indicators ...


Understanding Social Problems

Book by Caroline Schacht, David Knox, and Linda A Mooney