Some governments have made the environment a top priority.  This is especially true of countries where environmental parties are strong or where the citizens consider the environment a major concern.

In this section, 25 Articles explain how environmental politics work, what kinds of policies exist in different countries throughout the world, what features of nations determine their environmental laws, and many other topics in environmental politics.

There are a variety of ways that you can help to influence environmental regulations in your area.  You can Contact Your Government to express your opinion, Sign a Petition, or Join an Interest Group.

The success activists have varies from country to country and depends on a variety of political factors unique to every society.  But, the only way to create change to take action!

When you have finished reading the articles in this section, be sure to Test your knowledge.  Students can take these exams and have their scores automatically reported to their teachers by signing up on the Classroom Connection feature.

A bibliography for each article in this section is available on the Bibliography page.

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Politics and Political Campaigns – A ThinkQuest site that tells about politics, important politicians and political parties, and the major political campaigns of the past.

alt.politics.greens – A newsgroup about the Green Party.

Green Parties – A list of Green parties throughout the US and the world as well as information about the party and various politicians.