Treaties
1972
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, November 16, 1972, Paris, in force December 17, 1975, 1037 U.N.T.S. 151
1979
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, September 19, 1979, Bern, in force June 6, 1982, E.T.S. 104
1982
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, December 10, 1982, in force November 16, 1994, 1833 U.N.T.S. 396
1991
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, February 25, 1991, Espoo, in force September 10, 1997, 1989 U.N.T.S. 309
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, October 4, 1991, Madrid, in force January 14, 1998, 30 I.L.M. 1461
Convention of the Protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention), November 7, 1991, Salzburg, in force March 6, 1995, [1996] OJ L61/32
1992
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area April 9, 1992, Helsinki, in force January 17, 2000, 2099 U.N.T.S. 195
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, May 9, 1992, New York, in force March 21, 1994, 1771 U.N.T.S. 107
Convention on Biological Diversity, June 5, 1992, Rio de Janeiro, in force December 29, 1993, 1760 U.N.T.S. 79
1994
Protocol on the Implementation of the 1991 Alpine Convention in the Field of Mountain Farming, December 20, 1994, Chambéry, in force December 18, 2002, [2006] OJ L 271/63
Protocol on the Implementation of the Alpine Convention of 1991 Relating to Nature Protection and Landscape Conservation, December 20, 1994, Chambéry, in force December 18, 2002
1998
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Aarhus, June 25, 1998, in force October 30, 2001, 2161 U.N.T.S. 447
2002
Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution June 14, 2002, Sofia, in force June 20, 2011
2015
Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, December 12, 2015, in force November 4, 2016, 3156 U.N.T.S. 79
2018
Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation, and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean March 4, 2018, Escazú, in force April 22, 2021
Regional: European (Parlt, Council of Europe)
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union [2016] OJ C202/1
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of May 21, 1992, conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora [1992] OJ L206/7, as amended
Council of Europe Landscape Convention, October 20, 2000, Florence, in force March 1, 2004, E.T.S. 176
Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 27, 2001, on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment [2001] OJ L197/30, as amended
Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 17, 2008, establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy [2008] OJ L164/19
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 30, 2009, on the conservation of wild birds [2010] OJ L20/7, as amended
Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 13, 2011, on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment [2012] OJ L26/1, as amended
Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and Council of April 16, 2014, amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment [2014] OJ L124/1
Directive 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 11, 2018, on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources [2018] OJ L328/82, as amended
Regulation 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of September 6, 2006, on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies [2006] OJ L264/13
Regulation (EU) 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 21, 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs [2012] OJ 343/1 (now repealed)
Regulation 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 2, 2021, establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 [2021] OJ L435/1, as amended
Regulation (EU) 2023/1984 of the European Parliament and of the Council of September 13, 2023, on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure [2023] OJ L234/1
Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 [2024] OJ L 2024/1143
Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 24, 2024, on nature restoration and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869 [2024] OJ L 2024/1991
Individual Countries
Angola
Decreto Presidencial n. 117/20 Regulamento Geral de Avaliação de Impacte Ambiental e do Procedimento de Licenciamento Ambiental [Presidential Decree No. 117/20 General Regulation for Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Licensing Procedure] 2020
Australia
Commonwealth
Basin Plan 2012
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Act 2013
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 2019
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
Nature Repair Act 2023
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016
Regional Investment Corporation Act 2018
Water Act 2007
Water Regulations 2008
Intergovernmental
Great Barrier Reef Intergovernmental Agreement 1979, Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Queensland
Great Barrier Reef Intergovernmental Agreement 2009, Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Queensland
Murray-Darling Basin Agreement, set out in Water Act 2007 (Australia) Sch 1
Queensland
Environmental Offsets Act 2014
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Environmental Protection Regulation 2019
Great Barrier Reef Protection Amendment Act 2009
Human Rights Act 2019
Land Act 1994
Planning Act 2016
Planning Regulation 2017
Mineral Resources Act 1989
State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971
Vegetation Management Act 1999
Vegetation Management (Regrowth Clearing Moratorium) Act 2009
Water Act 2000
South Australia
Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016
Wilderness Protection Act 1992
Victoria
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003
Environment Protection Act 2017
Water Act 1989
Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017
Western Australia
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914
Bhutan
Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008
Brazil
Decreto n° 11.367, de 1º de janeiro de 2023 [Presidential Decree No. 11,637 of January 1, 2023]
Canada
Nisga’a Nation Harvest Agreement between Canada, British Columbia and the Nisga?a Nation, in force May 11, 2000
Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999
Fishery (General) Regulations, SOR/93-53
Impact Assessment Act 2019
Chile
Ley sobre Bases Generales del Medio Ambiente, Ley No. 19300 [Law on the General Bases of the Environment, Law No. 19300], 1994, as amended
Código de Aguas [Water Code], Decreto con Fuerza de Ley [Decree with the Force of Law] No. 1122, 1981, as amended
China
Air Pollution Control (Vehicle Design Standards) (Emission) Regulations 1992, Cap. 311 sub. leg. J, as amended (Hong Kong SAR)
Germany
Grundgesetz f?r die Bundesrepublik Deutschland [Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany] (Constitution) 1949, as amended
Greece
Νόμος Αριθ. 4014 (2011) Περιβαλλοντική αδειοδότηση έργων και δραστηριοτήτων, ρύθμιση αυθαιρέτων σε συνάρτηση με τη δημιουργία περιβαλλοντικού ισοζυγίου και άλλες διατάξεις της αρμοδιότητας του Υπουργείου Περιβάλλοντος [Law No. 4014 (2011) on Environmental Licensing of Works and Activities, Regulation of Illegal Constructions in Connection with Environmental Stability and Other Provisions Falling Under the Competence of the Ministry of Environment], as amended
India
National
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, as amended
Biological Diversity Act 2002
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act 2023
Biological Diversity Rules 2024
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act 2002
Indonesia
Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia nomor 22 tahun 2021 tentang Penyelenggaraan Perlindungan Dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup [Government Regulation no. 22 of 2021 on Environmental Protection, Organization and Management]
Italy
National
Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana [Constitution of the Italian Republic] 1947, as amended
Legge 28 febbraio 2024, n. 24, Disposizioni per il riconoscimento della figura dell’agricoltore custode dell'ambiente e del territorio e per l’istituzione della Giornata nazionale dell’agricoltura [Law on provisions for the recognition of the figure of the farmer as custodian of the environment and the territory and for the establishment of the National Agriculture Day]
Legge 6 ottobre 2017, n. 158, Misure per il sostegno e la valorizzazione dei piccoli comuni, nonchè disposizioni per la riqualificazione e il recupero dei centri storici dei medesimi comuni [Law on measures for the support and enhancement of small municipalities, as well as provisions for the redevelopment and recovery of the historic centers of the same municipalities], as amended
Legge 28 dicembre 2015, n. 221, Disposizioni in materia ambientale per promuovere misure di green economy e per il contenimento dell’uso eccessivo di risorse naturali [Law on environmental provisions to promote green economy measures and to contain the excessive use of natural resources], as amended
Legge 6 Dicembre 1991, n. 394, Legge quadro sulle aree protette [Framework law on protected areas], as amended
Legge 3 dicembre 1971, n. 1102, Nuove norme per lo sviluppo della montagna [Law on new rules for mountain development], as amended
Decreto Legislativo 3 aprile 2006, n. 152, Norme in materia ambientale [Legislative Decree on rules on environmental matters]
Decreto Ministeriale 26 luglio 2017, n. 57167, Disposizioni nazionali per l’attuazione del regolamento (UE) n. 1151/2012 e del regolamento delegato (UE) n. 665/2014 sulle condizioni di utilizzo dell’indicazione facoltativa di qualita’ «prodotto di montagna» [Ministerial Decree 57167 on national provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 and Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 665/2014 on the conditions of use of the optional quality indication “mountain product”], as amended
Decreto Ministeriale 3 settembre 2002, Linee guida per la gestione dei siti Natura 2000 [Ministerial decree on guidelines for the management of Natura 2000 sites]
Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 8 settembre 1997, n. 357, Regolamento recante attuazione della direttiva 92/43/CEE relativa alla conservazione degli habitat natuali e seminaturali, nonchè della flora e della fauna selvatiche [Presidential Decree on regulations implementing Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural and semi-natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora], as amended
Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 31 agosto 1972, n. 670, Approvazione del testo unico delle leggi costituzionali concernenti lo statuto speciale per il Trentino-Alto Adige [Presidential decree on the approval of the consolidated text of the constitutional laws concerning the special statute for Trentino-Alto Adige], as amended
Decreto Legislativo 22 gennaio 2004, n. 42, Codice dei beni culturali e del paesaggio, ai sensi dell'articolo 10 della legge 6 luglio 2002, n. 137 [Legislative decree on cultural heritage and landscape code, pursuant to article 10 of law n. 137 of July 6, 2002] (Italy)
South Tyrol
Legge provinciale 10 luglio 2018, n. 9, Territorio e paesaggio [Provincial law on territory and landscape], as amended
Legge Provinciale 13 ottobre 2017, n. 17, Valutazione ambientale per piani, programmi e progetti [Provincial law on environmental assessment for plans, programs and projects], as amended
Legge Provinciale 12 maggio 2010, n. 6, Legge di tutela della natura e altre disposizioni [Provincial law on nature conservation and other provisions], as amended
Legge Provinciale 28 novembre 2001, n. 17, Legge sui masi chiusi [Provincial law on closed farms], as amended
Legge provinciale 14 dicembre 1998, n. 11, Disposizioni relative all'incentivazione in agricoltura [Provincial law relating to incentives in agriculture], as amended
Legge Provinciale 18 luglio 2023, n. 13, Gestione coordinata dei siti ed elementi oggetto di riconoscimenti UNESCO in provincia di Bolzano [Provincial law on coordinated management of UNESCO-recognized sites and elements in the province of Bolzano]
Japan
土壌汚染対策法 [Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act] 2002
Kenya
Climate Change Act 2016, as amended (Cap. 387A)
Climate Change (Carbon Markets) Regulations 2024
Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act 1999, as amended (Cap. 387)
Kiribati
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Conservation Trust Act 2009, as amended
Korea (Republic of Korea)
환경영향평가법 [Environmental Impact Assessment Act] 2011, as amended
기후위기 대응을 위한 탄소중립ㆍ녹색성장 기본법 [Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth for Coping with Climate Crisis] 2021, as amended
Kyrgyzstan
Инструкция о порядке проведения оценки воздействия намечаемой деятельности на окружающую среду (OBOC) в Кыргызской Республике [Instruction on Environmental Impact Assessment] 1997
Laos
Decree on Environmental Impact Assessment No. 112/PM 2010
Decree on Environmental Impact Assessment No. 329 of 2022
Malawi
Water Resources Act 2013
Maldives
Environment Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives 1993
Marshall Islands
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 1994
Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia)
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 1989
Namibia
Environmental Investment Fund Act 2001
Nature Conservation Amendment Act 1996
Panama
Decreto N°. 123, Reglamento del Proceso de Evaluaci ón de Impacto Ambiental [Decree No. 123 – Regulations on the Process of Environmental Impact Assessment] 2009
Papua New Guinea
Environment Act 2000, as amended
Fisheries Management Act 1998
Peru
Political Constitution of Peru 1993, rev. 2009
Decreto Supremo Nº 019-2009-MINAM [Decree No 019-2009-MINAM]
Solomon Islands
Environment Act 1998
South Africa
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Environment Impact Assessment Regulations 2014
National Environmental Management Act 1998
Water Services Act 1997
Sweden
Miljöbalk [Environmental Code] 1998
Tanzania
Wildlife Conservation Act 2009, as revised 2022
Tuvalu
Climate Change Resilience Act 2019
Uganda
National Environment Act 2019
United Kingdom
Oil and Gas Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Disclosure of Protected Material after Specified Period) Regulations 2018
United States of America
Federal
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act, Public Law 95-495 (92 Stat. 1649) 1978
United States Code
Title 15 § 2601 et seq (Toxic Substances Control Act)
Title 16 § 1531 et seq (Endangered Species Act)
Title 33 § 1251 et seq (Clean Water Act)
Title 42 § 300f et seq (Safe Drinking Water Act)
Title 42 § 4321 et seq (National Environmental Policy Act)
Title 42 § 9601 et seq (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act)
Code of Federal Regulations
Title 33 Pt. 330 (Nationwide Permit Program Regulations)
Title 40 § 122.28 (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)
Title 40 § 1500 et seq (National Environmental Policy Act Regulations)
Title 50 § 402 (Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Regulations)
State
Arizona
Arizona Revised Statutes, § 45-439
California
Code of Regulations
23 §§ 340-358.4 (Groundwater Management)
Fresno County Code of Ordinances
Ch. 14.04 (Well Regulations)
Ch. 14.09 (Mandatory Public Water Connection Regulations within the Malaga County Water District)
Ch. 14.12 (Mandatory Sewer Connection Regulations)
Government Code
§§ 65000–66301 (Planning and Zoning Law)
Health & Safety Code
§§ 116270–116755 (Safe Drinking Water Act)
§§ 116680–116684 (Water Systems Consolidation Act)
§§ 116765–116772 (Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund Act)
§§ 39710–39723 (Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investment Plan and Communities Revitalization Act)
Public Resources Code
Div. 13 (California Environmental Quality Act)
§ 71110 (environmental justice programs)
Water Code
Pt. 2.75, Div. 6 (A.B. 3030)
§ 106 (highest uses of water)
§ 106.3 (Human Right to Water Act)
§§ 10530–10550 (Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act)
§§ 10610–10657 (Urban Water Management Planning Act)
§§ 10720–10738 (Sustainable Groundwater Management Act)
§§ 10780–10783 (Groundwater Quality Monitoring Act)
§§ 10800–10853 (Agricultural Water Management Planning Act)
§§ 10920–10936 (Groundwater Monitoring Program Act)
Div. 7, Ch. 4 (Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act)
§§ 13475–13485 (State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Act)
§§ 13486–13489 (Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Program)
§§ 79500–79591 (Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act)
Montana
Montana Code Annotated
§ 85-2-360
§ 85-20-401 (US National Park Service-Montana Compact)
Nebraska
Laws 1975 (LB 577)
Nebraska Revised Statutes § 46-714
New Jersey
New Jersey Administrative Code § 7:1C-9.2
New York
New York City Administrative Code § 24-163
Oregon
Oregon Administrative Rules, Ch. 690, Div. 9
Oregon Revised Statutes § 390.835
Texas
Administrative Code, Title 30 § 293.23
Water Code, Title 2, Subtitle E §§ 36.108, 36.1084, 36.3011
Utah
Utah Code, Title 73 § 5-15
Washington
Revised Code of Washington §§ 90.94.030(3)(h), 90.94.040(3)
Vanuatu
Waste Management Regulations Order 2018
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