Environmental Policy Courses and Certifications

Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy

10 ratings

Environmental law may be all that stands between us and planetary exhaustion: read cases on nuisance, property takings, NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and Clean Water Act.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning

4 ratings

Student-led scenarios examine how environmental policy is made, evaluated, and negotiated through ethics, risk assessment, public participation, and dispute resolution.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The IDB's New Environmental and Social Policy in a Nutshell

By completing the course, participants will understand the fundamentals of the 10 environmental and social performance standards, while going through different "chronicles" or development trajectories

• edX
• 1 week, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

The Science Advisory Toolbox for Environmental Management

13 ratings

Develop your own science and management strategy while viewing the environment through a multicultural lens. Learn how science advocacy can drive effective environmental and sustainability decision-ma

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries

36 ratings

This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We explore the inherent complexity of developing country governments wanting to grow their economies in a climate friendly…

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Sustainability

17 ratings

This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Wetland Regulation: Local to Global Perspective

Examine how wetlands are regulated and managed: the Clean Water Act and WOTUS, the Ramsar Convention, community participation, and engineering-based solutions for wetland resilience.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Use of Joint Fact Finding in Science Intensive Policy Disputes, Part I

Science is only one of many stakeholder interests: analyze cases of joint fact finding in contentious environmental disputes over ecosystems and natural resources management.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introducing environmental decision making

10 ratings at OpenLearn

Many of the decisions we make have implications for our environment, particularly those concerning natural resources and waste. Taking account of environmental factors in decision making can be ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Social and Environmental Leadership in the Arctic

Focusing on the multi-faced challenges of the fast-changing Arctic region, this interdisciplinary course explores Arctic governance, sustainability, and science-to-policy leadership—equipping you with

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Environmental Management （环境管理）

A systematic overview of China’s environmental management policies and regulatory systems, from impact assessment and permits to pollution control.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Environmental Politics: Theories, Concepts, and Debates

Explore environmentalism, ecological movements, and governance through political theory, international relations, and domestic and global political debates.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

CEC;  Central University of Haryana

Environment Policy and Administration

Examines how environmental policies are evaluated and implemented through administrative institutions, laws, pollution-control bodies, and international agreements in India and globally.

• Swayam
• 15 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Política Industrial Verde: Promoviendo la competitividad y la transformación estructural

Analiza cómo la política industrial verde puede impulsar la competitividad, el cambio estructural y la transición hacia una economía sostenible.

• UN CC:e-Learn
• 30 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Art and the Stewardship of the Ocean

Explore art's role in ocean governance: threats to ocean health, art-based approaches to knowledge co-creation, and entry points for influencing decision- and policy-making.

• UN CC:e-Learn
• 4 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course