HL.a.2—Environmental law

Explain what environmental law regulates.

Environmental law sets rules for resource use, pollution, biodiversity and development so human activity stays within agreed social and ecological limits.

An impact-assessment requirement can delay a road until its habitat and water effects are assessed.

The rule targets an activity and its impact, not “nature” as an abstract idea.

Key idea: Explain what environmental law regulates.

Environmental law is not only about protected areas.