EPL (formerly Ecopravo-lviv) is a nongovernmental international organization, created in 1994 in order to provide assistance to individuals and legal persons in the protection of environmental rights, to promote the development of the environment protection, environmental education, science and culture. The effective functioning of civic society is crucial to the functioning of a state. Citizen action very often becomes decisive for resolution of environmental problems. Citizens' awareness of their rights and freedoms is a key to the effectiveness of civic society. A great part of EPL's work aims to inform citizens about their rights, in particular in the environmental. Mission of the organization is to establish the rule of law for environmental protection. Law, its principles and norms create a basis for environmental protection and are its integral part which enables legal regulation of legal relations in the sphere of protection, usage and restoration of natural resources, environmental safety, prevention and liquidation of negative impact of human.
