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January 2019

Environmental Rule of Law: An analysis of data availability

Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP)
Laws, alongside the institutions and legal systems that ensure their implementation and enforcement, are an essential component of an enabling environment for green growth. Environmental Rule of Law: An analysis of data availability aims to provide a comprehensive review of currently available datasets allowing for the measurement of environmental rule of law, using the OECD Pressure-State-Response model to determine suitable enforcement and compliance indicators.
24 January 2019
Knowledge news

UN Environment Finds Dramatic Growth in Laws to Protect Environment, But Widespread Failure to Enforce

The first-ever global assessment of environmental rule of law, released last week by UN Environment, 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.
October 2013

Swedish COBECOS Pilot Study - Costs and Benefits of Control Strategies in Selected Swedish Fisheries

European Commission
This report tackles the impediments to successful fisheries control/enforcement schemes by developing computer-based modelling approaches, which help to optimise the cost-benefit ratio of envisioned strategies.
May 2020

Strategic Environmental Regulation and Inbound Foreign Direct Investment in the People’s Republic of China

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
This paper discusses Chinese environmental regulations on foreign direct investment in China's cities.
6 March 2019
Knowledge news

GGKP Working Group Finds Major Data Gaps In Environmental Rule of Law

A new working paper from the GGKP Expert Working Group on Green Growth and the Law finds major data shortages in environmental rule of law, and that existing datasets are limited in scope and non-comparable.
February 2016

The Equator Principles: Do they make banks more sustainable?

Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)

The Equator Principles are a voluntary code of conduct and a risk management framework for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risks in projects, such as energy or infrastructure projects.

December 2005

UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews: Belarus 2005 (2nd cycle)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
The Second Environmental Performance Review of Belarus details the progress made by Belarus in the management of its environment since the country was first reviewed in 1997, in particular in the implementation of the recommendations of the first review.
December 2005

UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews: Republic of Moldova 2005 (2nd cycle)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
The Second Environmental Performance Review of Republic of Moldova takes stock of the progress made by the Republic of Moldova in the management of its environment since the country was first reviewed in 1998, in particular in the implementation of the recommendations of the first review.
May 2012

UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews: Romania 2012 (2nd cycle)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
The Second Environmental Performance Review of Romania takes stock of the progress made by Romania in the management of its environment since the country was first reviewed in 2001.
November 2012

UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews: Albania 2012 (2nd cycle)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
The Second Environmental Performance Review of Albania takes stock of the progress made by Albania in the management of its environment since the country was first reviewed in 2002.

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