Links

The following is a short list of useful links for those seeking general information on Israeli and
international environmental law and regulation.

Israel
The Ministry for the Environment: www.environment.gov.il
Adam Teva ve'Din, the Israeli Union for Environmental Defense: www.iued.org.il
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (website in Hebrew): teva.org.il
Friends of the Earth Middle East: www.foeme.org
Kidron valley/Wadi nar international master plan project

Europe
The EU's European Commission portal to environmental law and regulation: ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

For information about environmental law and regulation in the European Member States, it is wise to visit those countries' environmental ministry websites. Here are a few of them:
The United Kingdom: www.defra.gov.uk
The Federal Republic of Germany:www.bmu.de/english/aktuell/4152.php
Denmark: www.mim.dk/eng
France: www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr

USA and North America
The US Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA"): www.epa.gov
For information about specific States, go to those states' environmental protection agencies.
The Canadian Ministry for the Environment: www.ene.gov.on.ca
For information about specific Provinces, go to those Provinces environmental agency sites.
Environmental Defense Fund: www.edf.org
Natural Resources Defense Council: www.nrdc.org
Earth Justice: www.earthjustice.org
American Bar Association Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy Section: www.abanet.org/environ

Asia and the Pacific Rim
China: english.mep.gov.cn
Japan: www.env.go.jp/en
South Korea: eng.me.go.kr
New Zealand: www.mfe.govt.nz
Australlia: www.environment.gov.au

Middle East
Egypt: www.eeaa.gov.eg
Kingdom of Jordan: www.nra.gov.jo

International
United Nations Environment Program: www.unep.org
International Organization for Standardization, Environment: www.iso.org/iso/en