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Strengthen the effective implementation of environmental law
Support in the development and implementation of environmental rule of law, consistent with decision 27/9 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
Promote the role of environmental law in the context of effective environmental governance
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Environmental Governance and Rights
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Strengthen the effective implementation of environmental law
Support in the development and implementation of environmental rule of law, consistent with decision 27/9 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
Promote the role of environmental law in the context of effective environmental governance
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Climate and Atmosphere
Environmental Governance and Rights
The first ever global assessment of environmental rule of law finds weak enforcement to be a global trend that is exacerbating environmental threats, despite prolific growth in environmental laws and agencies worldwide over the last four decades. The UN Environment report found that despite a 38-fold increase in environmental laws put in place since 1972, failure to fully implement and enforce these laws is one of the greatest challenges to mitigating climate change, reducing pollution and preventing widespread species and habitat loss. While there are still gaps in many of the laws, the
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Chemicals and Waste
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Support the development of adequate and effective environmental legislation and legal frameworks to address environmental issues
Support enhanced capacity-building for increased effectiveness of environmental law
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Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
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Support the development of adequate and effective environmental legislation and legal frameworks to address environmental issues
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Environmental Governance and Rights
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Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
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Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
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Promote the role of environmental law in the context of effective environmental governance
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Environmental Governance and Rights
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Support the development of adequate and effective environmental legislation and legal frameworks to address environmental issues
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Environmental Governance and Rights
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Support in the development and implementation of environmental rule of law, consistent with decision 27/9 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
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Environmental Governance and Rights
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Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
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Environmental Governance and Rights
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Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
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Environmental Governance and Rights
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Support the development of adequate and effective environmental legislation and legal frameworks to address environmental issues
Promote the role of environmental law in the context of effective environmental governance
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Environmental Governance and Rights
This publication describes good practices of States in recognizing the right to live in a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, as well as in implementing the procedural and substantive elements of this right.