Various systems for classifying environmental law have been proposed. This site organises information based on the following system of classification:

• General framework
  • Governance and administration
  • Reporting
• Land use planning and management
  • Development controls
  • Land use planning
  • Catchment management
• Public land management
• Habitat and biodiversity
  • Threatened species
  • Wildlife protection
  • Habitat protection
• Pollution, waste and energy
  • Noise
• Natural resource management
  • Mining and extractive industries
  • Water
  • Forestry
  • Fisheries
• Environmental impact assessment
• Climate
• Coastal and marine
• International law

In addition to these categories, other areas of law are often important in an environmental context. These laws include tort law and consumer protection law.