Environmental law

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Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment.^[1] Environmental law is the collection of laws, regulations, agreements and common law that governs how humans interact with their environment.^[2] This includes environmental regulations; laws governing management of natural resources, such as forests, minerals, or fisheries; and related topics such as environmental impact assessments. Environmental law is seen as the body of laws concerned with the protection of living things (human beings inclusive) from the harm that human activity may immediately or eventually cause to them or their species, either directly or to the media and the habits on which they depend.^[3] Examples include economic development, wildlife conservation, and international relations.