Welcome to ELI’s Research Program Areas
The Research and Policy Division works with local and regional partners, in the United States and worldwide, to strengthen environmental laws, to develop new theories and practical approaches to ensure their effectiveness, and to improve the capacity of citizens and governments to use the law to protect the environment.
Improve the quality, sustainability, and use of water resources by developing integrated and responsive water supply and protection systems.
Promoting sustainable land use to meet human needs and protect the diversity of plants, animals, and natural communities.
Developing integrated and innovative decisionmaking and governance approaches to new or entrenched environmental problems and changing technologies and economies.
Improving framework laws and provide training, tools and support to citizens’ organizations, government officials, business environmental managers, communities, and indigenous peoples, working with partners in Africa, India, Latin America, and the Middle East, to secure the benefits of sustainable development.
ELI Research reports and briefs present in a concise, accessible format, the analysis and conclusions of the policy studies ELI undertakes to improve environmental law. All available reports may be found in one spot, the ELI Store. CLICK HERE to browse reports by topic, or search by title, author or keywords. Some research reports may be downloaded for free in Portable Document Format (.pdf). Please see individual listings for details.
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