Founded in 2019, this charitable trust uses the power of law to protect Aotearoa’s natural taonga by holding polluters, corporations, and regulators accountable. It argues that while environmental laws exist, they are often poorly enforced, and works to change that through legal action and research. The organization is supported by donations and shares updates through its newsletter.

The Human Rights Law Centre’s Climate Justice program uses strategic litigation, advocacy, and legal reform to protect human rights in the face of the climate crisis. It works with communities to hold governments and companies accountable, promotes recognition of the right to a healthy environment in Australian law, and reframes climate change as a human rights issue. The program also supports whistleblowers and aims to ensure climate action prioritizes the rights and well-being of people and the planet.

The Climate Justice Legal Project (CJLP) is a collaboration between the Federation of Community Legal Centers, the Climate Council, and Environmental Justice Australia. It supports Victoria’s community legal centers in embedding climate justice, identifying climate-related legal needs, and advocating for equitable climate solutions. Through capacity-building, strategic litigation, and law reform, CJLP works to transform the legal system to address climate injustice and protect communities most affected by the climate crisis.

Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is an Australian NGO that encourages, funds, and provides lawyers and legal support for litigation, law reform, and community engagement on climate change and environmental issues. EDO formed in late 2019 with the merger of eight separate state and territory organisations into one national organisation. Topics of interest to EDO include: climate change, biodiversity, water, and healthy communities.

Environmental Justice Australia is a national, community-powered legal organization advocating for environmental justice and systemic change. Evolving from a state-based legal center, it now leads groundbreaking litigation and advocacy, including climate risk cases, forest protection, and clean air campaigns. The organization uses the law as a tool for social and environmental change, working with communities to tackle Australia’s most urgent environmental challenges.

On 29 April 2021, Blue Mountains City Council became the first government entity in Australia to commit to integrating Rights of Nature (RON) principles into its operations. RON promotes a shift from exploiting nature to recognizing the value of all life. The Council will embed RON into planning, decision-making, and community engagement, in partnership with the Australian Earth Laws Alliance.

The Climate Council is Australia’s independent, evidence-led climate organisation, established in 2013 through public crowdfunding. It advocates for rapid emissions reductions and tracks progress in key sectors with a public tool highlighting trends. The Council promotes climate action, counters misinformation, and pushes for solutions through public engagement, political advocacy, and shaping national conversations on clean energy and sustainability.

The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) promotes Earth-centered governance through the framework of Earth Jurisprudence, which recognizes nature’s intrinsic rights and human interconnectedness with the Earth. AELA supports systemic change across law, economics, education, ethics, and Indigenous knowledge, providing tools and resources to help communities and organizations build sustainable, life-centered systems within ecological limits.

The ANZSIL Oceans and International Environmental Law Interest Group provides a forum for discussion and collaboration on law of the sea and international environmental law. It connects academics, practitioners, policymakers, and students to exchange ideas on topics such as maritime boundaries, marine biodiversity, climate change, and offshore resources, encouraging diverse perspectives and continued contributions from Australia and New Zealand in these important areas of international law.