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International Law: Specialized Sources: International environmental law

This guide lists essential sources for specialized areas of international law.

Books, articles, reports, news, websites

See also
Books, Ebooks, Working papers, etc.
Law reviews, journals, articles
Agreements, documents, legislation & case law

Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law, NYU Law School
CIAO, Columbia International Affairs Online, Columbia University Press
CIESIN Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Earth Institute, Columbia University
CRS Reports, Congressional Research Service, National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
Environment & Safety Resource Center
The Environmental Law Reporter
Environmental sciences databases, NYU Bobst Library
Environmental Law Resources, International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Environment Reporter, Bloomberg BNA
Older issues only. Publication ceased.
OECD iLibrary: Browse theme Environment
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Books, working papers, statistics, and data.
PAIS International, Proquest
Search PAIS in Databases A-Z.
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Useful for public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations. Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies,
Science Direct
UNEP UN Environment Programme: Environment for Development
See esp. the A-Z list of UNEP bodies and topical pages at the bottom of the UNEP page.
Web of Science
Other environmental law news sources

Introductions & other research guides

A Basic Guide to International Environmental Legal Research, GlobaLex
By Heidi Frostestad Kuehl.
ES/POL 325: International Environmental Law, Wellesley College
By Sara Barbrow.
Environmental Sciences research guide, NYU Bobst Library
By Kelly Johnson.
Global Warming - Researching the U.S. Approach to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, Globalex
Heidi Frostestad Kuehl
International Environmental Law in a Nutshell
By Lakshman D. Guruswamy, with Mariah Zebrowski Leach.
International Environmental Law Research Guide, UC Hastings Law Library
By Vince Moyer.
Oxford Handbook of International Climate Chage Law, Oxford Handbooks Online
Researching International Environmental Law, CALI Lesson
By Mary Rumsey.
Researching International Marine Environmental Law, GlobaLex
By Arundhati Ashok Satkalmi.
United Nations Documentation: Environment, United Nations Dag Hammarsköld Library