"The collection of laws, regulations, agreements and common law that governs how humans interact with their environment."
Property rights laws determine how individuals or organizations can use and exchange natural resources such as water, air, and land.
Property rights and the environment: The concept of property rights in relation to the environment and how it affects decision making concerning environmental issues.
Environmental regulation: The laws and regulations governing the use of natural resources, pollution control, and environmental protection.
Environmental impact assessment: The process of identifying, predicting, evaluating, and mitigating the environmental impacts of development activities.
Climate change and environmental law: The legal framework for addressing global warming and climate change, including the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Land-use planning: The process of deciding how to use land to support various activities, such as agriculture, urban development, and conservation.
Ecological economics: The relationship between economic systems and the environment, and how economic activities impact natural resources and ecosystems.
Intellectual property rights: The legal protection of intellectual property related to environmental technologies, such as renewable energy and waste management.
Environmental justice: The concept that all individuals and communities, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, have a right to a clean and healthy environment.
Natural resource management: The management of natural resources, such as forests, water, and minerals, to ensure their sustainable use and conservation.
International environmental law: The legal framework governing environmental issues that cross national borders, such as climate change, pollution, and biodiversity conservation.
Water law: The legal framework governing the use and management of freshwater resources, including water allocation, water quality, and water conservation.
Wildlife conservation: The legal and policy frameworks governing the protection and management of wildlife, including endangered species and habitat conservation.
Environmental ethics: The moral principles underlying decisions regarding environmental stewardship and conservation.
Hazardous waste management: The legal framework governing the disposal and management of hazardous waste, including regulations for storage, transportation, and disposal.
Environmental education: The importance of education in promoting environmental knowledge and awareness, and the role of educational institutions in fostering environmental stewardship.
Ownership and Possession: The right to own and possess property, and to use it as one sees fit, subject to certain legal restrictions.
Easements: A property owner's right to use a portion of the property for a specific purpose, such as the right to maintain a utility line or roadway on the property.
Zoning: The division of land into different use areas, such as residential, commercial or industrial, and the regulation of building size, height, and use.
Intellectual Property: Legal protections for creative works, such as copyrights, trademarks, and patents.
Clean Air Act: Federal law that regulates air pollution.
Clean Water Act: Federal law that regulates water pollution.
Endangered Species Act: Federal law that protects species facing extinction.
National Environmental Policy Act: Federal law that requires environmental assessments for major federal actions.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Federal law that regulates the disposal of hazardous waste.
Toxic Substances Control Act: Federal law that regulates toxic chemicals in commerce.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: Federal law that, among other things, regulates cleanup of hazardous waste sites.
Kyoto Protocol: International agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Paris Agreement: International agreement aimed at limiting global warming.
"Environmental regulations; laws governing management of natural resources, such as forests, minerals, or fisheries; and related topics such as environmental impact assessments."
"To protect the environment and living things (including human beings) from the harm caused by human activity."
"Forests, minerals, or fisheries."
"To assess the potential environmental impacts of certain activities or projects."
"Living things (human beings inclusive) from the harm that human activity may immediately or eventually cause to them or their species."
"By preventing harm to the media (such as air, water, or land) that living things rely on for survival."
"Laws, regulations, agreements, and common law."
"Governing how humans interact with their environment."
"To establish rules and standards for protecting the environment."
"Human activity may immediately or eventually cause harm to living things and their species."
"To protect living things and their habitats."
"By imposing laws and regulations governing the management of forests, minerals, fisheries, etc."
"To mitigate the negative impact of human activities on the environment."
"To evaluate and address the potential environmental consequences of certain actions or projects."
"Common law is one of the sources governing how humans interact with the environment."
"By ensuring the protection and sustainable use of natural resources."
"By protecting living things and their species from harm caused by human activity."
"To establish international cooperation and standards for addressing environmental issues."
"To maintain a healthy environment that supports the well-being of all living things, including humans."