Technical legal assistance provided under the Montevideo Programme V

This open-access activity tracker provides information about technical legal assistance requests approved for implementation and/or currently being implemented under the Montevideo Programme V. With the consent of the concerned parties, each request page describes the request details and provides key updates on the project's implementation and outcomes.

You can browse approved assistance requests by status, country, or topic. For more information about how to submit a request, click here.

Note: You can see here an example of technical legal assistance provided to the Solomon Islands. This page will be updated after the resumed in-person (hybrid) Global Meeting of National Focal Points.

Kenya
27 July 2023
Review of the Environmental Management Act, Chapter 35:05 of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Support Request Status
Completed
Topics relating to the request
Environmental Governance and Rights
Category of the request
Development of adequate and effective environmental legislation and legal frameworks to address environmental issues.
Strengthen the effective implementation of environmental law.
Enhanced capacity-building for increased effectiveness of environmental law.
In January 2023, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago submitted a technical legal assistance request under the Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law, for the review of the Environmental Management Act, Chapter 35:05 (“EM Act”) of the Laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Specifically, the request was to assess and identify areas for amendment, in an effort to better align the EM Act with issues of global environmental concern.
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Nigeria
30 November 2022
Development of legislative framework to address plastic pollution in Nigeria
Support Request Status
Under implementation
Topics relating to the request
Chemicals and Waste
Environmental Governance and Rights
Marine and Freshwater
Trade and Investment
Category of the request
Development of adequate and effective environmental legislation and legal frameworks to address environmental issues.
In December 2022, the government of Nigeria submitted a technical legal assistance request for the development of a legislative framework to address plastic waste pollution in Nigeria. Specifically, the request outlined two areas of support: first, development of a Plastic Waste Regulation based on the National Policy on Plastic Waste of 2020, and; second, establishment of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Operational Guidelines on plastic waste control. For this, UNEP would collaborate
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Solomon Islands
05 August 2020
Regulations under the Wildlife Protection and Management Act, 2017
Support Request Status
Completed
Topics relating to the request
Biological Diversity
Trade and Investment
Category of the request
Development of adequate and effective environmental legislation and legal frameworks to address environmental issues.
Through a Small-Scale Funding Agreement dated 11 January 2018, UNEP supported the Government of Solomon Islands in developing regulations under the Wildlife Protection and Management Act, 2017. The objective of the regulations is to provide an enabling framework for implementation of the country’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). With UNEP’s support, and under the guidance of the country’s Ministry of Environment
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