"The collection of laws, regulations, agreements and common law that governs how humans interact with their environment."
Environmental law controls human activities that endanger the environment, including pollution, waste management, and conservation.
Environmental science: The study of the environment and its processes, interactions, and relationships with living organisms, including humans.
Pollution control: The regulatory measures and practices used to prevent, reduce, or control the release of pollutants into the environment.
Conservation: The management and protection of natural resources and ecosystems to ensure their long-term sustainability and ecological integrity.
Sustainable development: The balancing of economic, social, and environmental factors to ensure long-term prosperity and well-being for current and future generations.
Climate change: The global phenomenon of increasing temperatures and changing weather patterns caused by human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels.
Water law: The legal principles and practices governing water rights, use, and management, including allocation, conservation, and pollution control.
Waste management: The practices and policies for the collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, including recycling and resource recovery.
Biodiversity conservation: The protection and management of the variety of life on Earth, including wildlife, plants, and ecosystems, to ensure their ecological function and evolutionary potential.
Environmental impact assessment: The process of evaluating and predicting the potential environmental effects of proposed projects, policies, or activities, and identifying mitigation measures.
International environmental law: The legal norms and standards that govern transboundary environmental issues, such as climate change, biodiversity, and pollution, and promote international cooperation and responsibility sharing.
"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."