A collection of useful environmental and environmental law links:

1. Australian Commonwealth Government
2. New South Wales Government
3. Local Government
4. Australian Environmental Organisations
5. Environmental Activist Support
6. International Environmental Law Resources

1. Australian Commonwealth Government Environmental Information

Environment in government

Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia 
Australian Greenhouse Office
Australian Maritime Safety Authority - Marine Environment Protection 
Australian Antarctic Division
Australian and New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council 
The Australia New Zealand Land Information Council 
Australian Heritage Council Home Page
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 
CSIRO Earth Observation Centre
Environment Australia (Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage)
EnviroNET Australia
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
National Environment Protection Council
The National Heritage Trust

Policies, Strategies, Program Areas

Australian Biological Diversity
Australian Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee
Australian Natural Heritage Charter
Australian & World Heritage
Climate Change
Commonwealth Coastal Policy
Environmental Impact Assessment
National Bush Care Program
National Endangered Species Program
National Environmental Health Strategy
National Greenhouse Strategy
National Pollutant Inventory
National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development
National Wetlands Program
Ozone Protection
State of the Environment Reporting (including State links)

 

 

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2. New South Wales Government Environmental Information

Catchment Management Authorities (NSW)
Environment Protection Authority of New South Wales
NSW Fisheries
NSW Heritage Office
NSW Land and Environment Court

 

3. Local Government Environmental Information

Australian Local Government Association
Australian Local Government Information Service
Environs Australia: The Local Government Environment Network 
Green Web
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
Local Government Tree Resources Association

New South Wales

Blacktown Environmental Information
Canterbury Council Environmental Health Green Page
Great Lakes Council Environment Page
Hornsby Shire Council Environmental Page
Lismore City Council Environment Page
Local Councils in NSW (including email addresses)
Lake Macquarie City Council Environmental Information
Maitland City Council Environment Page
Mosman Council Environment Page
Muswellbrook Shire Council Environment Page
Newcastle City Council Environment Page
Penrith City Council Environment Page
Pittwater Council Coastal Environment Centre
Port Stephens Council Environment Page
Ryde City Council Environment Page
Singleton Shire Council Environment Page
South Sydney Council
Warringah City Council Natural and Built Environment Page
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils

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4. Australian Environmental Organisations

Australian Environment Directories 

EcoDirectory
The Green Pages
GreenNet Australia (an Australian environment organisation network)

Organisations with a National Focus

Alternative Technology Association of Australia
Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance Inc
Australian Conservation Foundation
Australian Koala Foundation
Australian Network for Plant Conservation
Australian Rainforest Conservation Society
Australian Student Environment Network
Sustainable Population Australia (formerly ASEP)
Birds Australia: BA Nest
Clean Ocean Foundation
Clean Up Australia
Earth Repair Foundations
Earthshare
Ecological Society of Australia Inc.
Environment Business Australia
Environmental Planning and Law Association
Friends of the Earth Australia
Greening Australia
Greenpeace Australia
Humane Society International
Indigenous Flora and Fuana Association (I.F.F.A.)
International Riverfoundation
Landcare Australia
Marine and Coastal Community Network
Mineral Policy Institute
The Oceania Project: Caring for Whales, Dolphins and the Oceans
OzGreen: Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (Australia) Inc.
RSPCA Australia Inc.
Urban Ecology Australia
Waterwatch Australia: Communities Caring for Catchments
Western Conservation Alliance
The Wilderness Society (Australia)
The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia
WWF Australia

State Organisations

Animal Liberation NSW
Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs NSW 
Critical Mass Sydney 
Friends of the Earth - Sydney 
National Parks Association of New South Wales (NPA) 
Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales 
Total Environment Centre

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Armstrong Legal
Australian Community Legal Centre WWW Resources
Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Directory of Community Legal Centres
Fitzroy Legal Service - Activism Links
Law for You (NSW and Victoria Plain English Legal Information)
Legal Aid Office (ACT)
National Association of Community Legal Centres Complete Activist Site
NSW Attorney General's Department Lawlink
NSW Legal Aid Commission - Offices
NSW Legal Information Access Centre

Letting Politicians Know Your Mind (Contact Details) 

Government On-Line Directory
Members of the House of Representatives
Members of the Senate
Members of the Legislative Assembly (NSW)

Global Non-Violent and Direct Action Networks and News 

ECO-ACTION (Church of Deep Ecology)
Idealist (links to over 14,000 campaign groups)
Index on Censorship
Progressive Internet Resources Directory
M.K. Ghandi Institute for Nonviolence
National Environmental Trust (formerly Environmental Information Center)
Nonviolence International
The Nonviolence Web
One World
WebActive

Keeping Tabs on Industry and Developers

Australian Gas Industry Association
Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Australian Institute of Petroleum
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Australian Financial Service Directory
Ethical Investment Information
Forestry Australia: The National Association of Forest Industries
Mineral Policy Institute (monitoring the mining industry)
Minerals Council of Australia
National Farmers Federation
American Civil Liberties Union
Corporate Watch
EDGAR (US Security and Exchange Commission Database)
Environmental Background Information Center
International Chamber of Commerce
Probe International
Project Underground
SEDAR (Canadian Securities Administrator's Database)
Third World Network
The CATO Institute

The Green Backlash

Anti-Environmental Myths
The Public Eye: Challenging the Rightwing Backlash
California Anti-SLAPP Project
The Infamous UK McLibel Trial

Environmental Justice

EcoJustice Network
Environmental Justice Resource Center
Indigenous Environmental Network
The Good Neighbor Project for Sustainable Industries

Fund Raising

Conservation Alliance
Council on Foundations (US)
Foundation Center (US)
Greenpeace Australia guide to fundraising
Philanthropy Australia
Probono Australia

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6. International Environmental Law

International Environmental Directories and Indices

Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory
Best Environmental Directories
Central European Environmental Data Request Facility (CEDAR)
eNet Digest
EcoNet
Envirolink: the Online Environmental Community
Environment & Society Internet Resource Guide
Environmental Data Index (US)
WWW Virtual Library

International Legal Directories and Indices

CataLaw
Find law
Foreign and International Law
Heiros Gamos
International Legal Website Appendix
Law Runner: World Index
Lillian Goldman Library at Yale Law School International Law Page
Rominger Legal
Union of International Associations

International Environmental and Legal News

Cable News Network (CNN)
E - The Environmental Magazine
Earth Negotiations Bulletin
The Earth Times
Electronic Green Journal
ENDS Environment Daily
Environmental News Network
International Herald Tribune
Living on Earth (National Public Radio US)
Our Planet - UNEP Environmental News
Society of Environmental Journalists

Guides to International Environmental Law

American Society of International Law: Guide to International Environmental Law
Global Law: International and Transnational Law
Pace (Law School) Virtual Environmental Law Library

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Environmental Treaties, Instruments and Secretariats

Agenda 21 (listed by chapter title)
The Bureau for the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention)
Earth Summit +5: Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21
Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (for accessing Environmental Treaty Data)
The Rio Declaration
Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity
Secretariat for the Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (Basel Convention)
Secretariat for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES Convention)
Secretariat for the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Secretariat for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

International Environmental and Legal Information Resources

Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (public interest environmental lawyers around the world)
Environment News Service
Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law
Asia Pacific Regional Environment Network
Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
On Earth Journal (previously Amicus Journal)
Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Periodicals Bibliography
The European Environmental Law Homepage
European Environmental Information and Observation Network
Foundation for International Environmental Law (FIELD)
International Council on Environmental Law
International Institute for Sustainable Development
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Research Centers in International Relations by Country
Sustainable Development Networking Program (United Nations)
Sustainable Ecosystem Institute
Trade and Environment Database (TED)
UNEP - Global Resource Information Database (Arendal)
United Nations Sustainable Development Web Site
World Conservation Union (IUCN) - Environmental Law Program
World Federation of National Associations for Environmental Managment

Intergovernmental Organisations

Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific
European Union
Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations
Global Environment Centre Foundation (UNEP)
Global Environment Facility
IDEA: The Electronic Directory of European Institutions
Indian Ocean Commission
International Boundary and Water Commission
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
International Maritime Organisation
International Tropical Timber Organization
Inter-Parliamentary Union
North American Free Trade Agreement Commission for Environmental Cooperation
North American Plant Protection Organization Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
Pacific Islands Forum
United Nations
United Nations System of Organisations (Agencies, Programmes & Funds)
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Environment and Natural Resources Management Division)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment Programme (Headquarters)
United Nations Environment Programme (Executive Centre)
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
World Conservation Union (IUCN)

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International Environmental NGOs

BASEL Action Network
Conservation International
Defenders of Wildlife
The Earth Council: Earth Network for Sustainable Development
Earth Island Institute
Earth Summit Watch
Earthwatch Institute
Environmental Working Group (US)
European Environmental Bureau
European Partners for the Environment
For Mother Earth International
Friends of the Earth International
Global Energy Network
Global Futures
Global Policy Forum
Greenpeace International
Institute of Environmental Assessment
Institute of Environmental Management
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
International Institute for Sustainable Development
International Rivers Network
International Society for Environmental Ethics
International Wildlife Coalition
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Nature Conservancy
Rainforest Action Network
Conference on Sustainable Development and the Environment in East Timor
The Wilderness Society
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
World Resources Institute
World Watch Institute

International Parliamentary Organisations

Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Inter-Parliamentary Union International Courts and Tribunals

International Court of Arbitration
International Court of the Environment Foundation
International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation Project
International Court of Justice
International Criminal Court

Diplomatic, Political, and Government Links

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Asia Pacific Government Agencies
Governments on the Web
Governments around the World on the WWW
International Green Parties Index
Political Resources on the Net
World Political Parties
The CIA World Fact Book

Global Business and the Environment

Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
International Corporate Environmental Reporting Site
World Business Council for Sustainable Development

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