Emerging issues in environmental rule of law

Contributions from Academia and Civil Society towards the Montevideo Environmental Law Programme," which took place in Nairobi on 30 and 31 May 2024, bringing together a stellar constellation of stakeholders from academia, civil society, intergovernmental organizations, and judges.The Symposium was organized at the margins of the Second Global Meeting of National Focal Points of the Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law-UNEP's flagship programme for the advancement of the environmental rule of law, which has been in existence for almost five decades.This intentional setting of the Symposium sought to bring emerging issues of the environmental rule of law to the heart of the discussions of environmental law experts from around the world.It called on bureaucrats, policy-makers, non-governmental organizations, academics, and many others to reflect on the evolution of environmental law as a pathway for addressing rising environmental challenges.