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The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) helps communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet.
We are a global alliance of attorneys, scientists, and other advocates collaborating across borders to build a sustainable, just future.
ELAW envisions a world where ecosystems and communities are respected and protected, and decisions are grounded in the rule of law, sound science, and principles of environmental justice.
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How to Evaluate Environmental Impact Assessments for Oil and Gas Projects
This guidebook aims to provide public interest environmental advocates and the communities they represent with sufficient understanding to challenge oil and gas projects that are unacceptable from an environmental or social perspective.
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Latest News
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Building Collective Power
ELAW brings strength in numbers. We collaborate across borders in 88 countries, including seasoned practitioners who have been part of ELAW for more than 30 years and new partners.
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Elephant Habitat Protected in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka’s northwest Kurunegala District, forest grounds managed by an ancient Buddhist temple were cleared, destroying valuable elephant territory.
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ELAW Annual Meeting in Thailand
Last week, more than 100 ELAW partners from 45 countries gathered in Bangkok for the 2026 ELAW Annual Meeting.
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Key Brazilian Mining Case Advances
The Instituto Cordilheira recently filed an appeal to push for justice in Minas Gerais, Brazil, a territory riddled with a history of mining company abuses.