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Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (COL) Students
Interdisciplinary and scientific databases concerning biology and life sciences may provide relevant information for scholarship concerning biodiversity law and policy. A full listing of life science databases to which Arizona State University subscribes is available at this link.
Academic Search Ultimate (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
This multidisciplinary database includes scholarly and popular articles in topics related to biodiversity, including general science and the humanities.
CAB Abstracts Archive (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
CAB Abstracts is a comprehensive database in the applied life sciences, covering the significant research and development literature in the fields of agriculture, forestry, aspects of human health, human nutrition, animal health, and the management and conservation of natural resources. The collection includes the complete index for years 1913 to 1972 and incomplete access to current content.
Environment Complete (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
This database offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar allows searching of multidisciplinary scholarly literature including articles, papers, these, books, abstracts, and technical reports from a wide variety of resources such as journals, repositories, and the web.
GreenFILE (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
GreenFILE is a full-text database that provides access to scholarly, government and general-interest titles and covers content about the environment from a variety of perspectives.
Invasive Species Compendium (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
This database contains detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide.
JSTOR: Sustainability (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
This database of scholarly research covers topics including climate change, conservation, environmental law, land-use planning, natural resources, and urban development.
Oxford Bibliographies: Ecology (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
This resource is a collection of ecology-related subject modules. The bibliographic citations are based on recommendations by experts and are tailored by subject area. Each topic includes editorial commentary, which shows the interrelated nature of the resources, an article with an introduction written by a top scholar in the field, and an authoritative guide to the current scholarship.
ProQuest (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
This interdisciplinary database includes scholarly works as well as popular media and news articles on environmental science and policy.
Science Direct (available on campus or remotely through ASURITE)
This database collects research publications on life sciences including biology, agricultural science, and environmental science.
Biodiversity Litigation (Guillaume Futhazar, Sandrine Maljean-Dubois, Jona Razzaque, eds., 2023, available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
This book promotes the concept of Biodiversity Litigation as a common notion of environmental law and investigates such litigation in a variety of countries--including the United States--and from various perspectives. It opens the space for more creative legal thinking when dealing with and analyzing biodiversity-related disputes.
Modern Public Land Law in a Nutshell (Robert L. Glicksman, 2019)
This work discusses the authority that different levels of government--from the state legislatures to the federal judiciary--exercise over public land. It analyzes the legal regimes governing water, minerals, grazing land, timberland, and wildlife. It is also available on West Academic (available on campus or with an ASU West Academic account).
Wildlife as Property Owners (Karen Bradshaw, 2020)
Professor Karen Bradshaw advocates for including animals in the legal system of property ownership to address biodiversity loss and sustainability problems.
Wildlife Law and the Empowerment of the Poor (United Nations, 2010)
Examining the social implications of wildlife management policy, including the rights to use wildlife for sustenance and economic benefit.
HeinOnline offers several additional scholarly journals dedicated to conservation and animal law (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Animal & Natural Resources Law Review
This journal from Michigan State University College of Law examines the impact of natural resources law on animal populations along with protections for pets, farm animals, and wildlife. You can also find this journal on the journal's website.
Animal Law
Published by the Lewis & Clark Law School, this title features scholarly materials on topics such as the law governing animal activities, veterinary medicine, wildlife, and plant-based diets. You can also find this journal on the journal's website.
Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
This journal from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law explores the impacts of environmental degradation on biodiversity and social wellbeing. Issues from this journal can also be viewed on its website.
Columbia Journal of Environmental Law
Recent topics in this journal from Columbia Law School include the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act and improving programs that enable developers to offset their harm to biodiversity by making other improvements. Also find journal articles on the journal's website.
Ecology Law Quarterly
This publication from the University of Berkeley School of Law includes critiques of legal efforts to protect biodiversity. Find some issues on the journal's website.
Harvard Environmental Law Review
This highly respected publication examines the impact of efforts to preserve public lands and to manage threatened wildlife populations. You can also find past issues of the journal on its website.
Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy
This journal examines cross-border animal legal issues, such as migratory species and movement of animals in the stream of commerce. This is a hybrid open-access journal, which means that select articles are available without a subscription.
Pace Environmental Law Review
This journal from a top-ranked environmental law school includes critiques of legal regimes' impact on biodiversity and efforts to preserve endangered species and habitat. You can also review articles on the journal's website.
Virginia Environmental Law Journal
This publication from the University of Virginia includes discussions of extinction and efforts to preserve individual species. Complete articles from the last three volumes of the journal are available on the journal's website.
Washington Journal of Social & Environmental Justice
This journal from the University of Washington School of Law includes recent articles on endangered fish, clean water, and promotion of biodiversity in national forests. You can find recent issues as well as articles from its predecessor title, the Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, on the journal's website.
Arizona Revised Statutes: Title 37 – Public Lands
These statutes govern use of public lands and urban development in Arizona.
Arizona Administrative Code: Title 12. Natural Resources
This section of the regulatory code governs wildlife, water, and energy natural resources including subsurface resources.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
This website includes information on the environmental aspects of natural resource extraction and protection.
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
This agency site provides news and information on state forest management and wildfire suppression.
Arizona Game and Fish Department
The Game and Fish Department manages hunting and fishing rights as well as wildlife preservation and outdoor recreation programs.
Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
This Commission website provides rules and regulations for energy-resource exploration as well as permits, forms, and information on meetings and existing oil wells.
Arizona State Land Department
More than 40 percent of Arizona’s land is government owned. The Arizona State Land Department oversees a portion of that in state trust to be distributed for purposes the state constitution indicates. This site includes information on permits and pricing plans for various land uses and development activities.
United States Code
Title 16 of the United States Code concerns conservation of wildlife and their habitats, as well as provisions to protect natural resources that they need. It includes the Endangered Species Act.
Code of Federal Regulations
Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations contains provisions regulating wildlife and fisheries.
FedCenter.gov: Natural Resources
This site includes the latest guidance, examples, and information resources to aid Federal facilities in managing endangered or threatened species, wetlands, erosion control, habitat development, native landscaping, and wildlife in general.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regulates ocean use, including fisheries and permitting. It also assesses the damage to natural resources from events such as oil spills.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM): Arizona
Arizona contains more than 12 million acres of public land that the BLM manages. This BLM website includes information on recreation permits and prohibited activities.
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
The NRCS's mission is to improve, protect, and conserve natural resources on private lands through a cooperative partnership with state and local agencies.