Environmental Enforcement Networks

Edited by Michael Faure, Professor, Maastricht University and Erasmus School of Law, the Netherlands and Chairman of the Flemish High Council of Environmental Enforcement (VHRM), Brussels, Belgium, Peter De Smedt, Attorney at Law, LDR, Ghent, Belgium and An Stas, Permanent Secretary, Flemish High Council of Environmental Enforcement (VHRM), Brussels, Belgium

‘For some time now, environmental enforcement networks have been part of the very fabric of environmental law. Yet, academic research has somewhat neglected them. This book is a game-changer. It shows just how “smart” enforcement networks have become, and indeed need to be, in the never-ending struggle for effectiveness of environmental protection: they operate horizontally or vertically, locally and globally, top-down and bottom-up, often through citizens engagement and always in search for greater effectiveness. The book’s contributions from a wide range of environmental scholars and professionals give the impression of a fascinating new development, i.e. the increasing role of civil society in global environmental governance.’

• Contents:PART I GENERAL THEORY1. Environmental Enforcement Networks: Theory, Practice and PotentialGrant Pink 2. Better Regulation, Enforcement and Networking: Co-Dependency for the Global EnvironmentCampbell Gemmell3. Connecting Cultures: Towards Sustainable Networking: Key Success Factors for Environmental Cooperation Across CulturesEsther Janssen4. The Role of Networks in Ensuring Compliance and Strengthening Coordination: A Comparative Analysis on INECE, ECENA, RENA and REC TurkeyZerrin Savaşan5. Evaluating and Assessing Environmental Enforcement Networks: Through Use of the Network Evaluation MatrixGrant Pink and James LehanePART II BENEFITS OF NETWORKS6. Towards a Critical Analysis of Environmental Enforcement NetworksJames Lehane7. Environmental Enforcement Networks: Their ‘Value Proposition’ During Times of Reducing Resources and BudgetsGrant Pink8. Environmental Regulation and Enforcement Networks Operating in Tandem: A Very Effective Vehicle for Driving Efficiencies and Facilitating Knowledge Exchange and TransferCampbell Gemmell and Tony Circelli9. Countering Transnational Organized Wildlife Crime: Regional and Sub-Regional Initiatives, Global Responses and the Need for More Effective CoordinationEdward Van Asch 10. Can Supervision and Enforcement Networks Make Self-Regulation Work?Martin De Bree, Han De Haas and Paul MeermanPart III THEMATIC NETWORKS11. The Lusaka Agreement Task Force as a Mechanism for Enforcement Against Wildlife Crime Emmanuel B. Kasimbazi12. Huntington Geographic Enforcement/Compliance Initiative: A Case Study in Multi-Organisation Networking and CollaborationEugène Lubieniecki13. The European Union Forum of Judges for the EnvironmentLuc Lavrysen 14. The Seaport Environmental Security Network: Facilitating International Enforcement Collaboration to Prevent Illegal Hazardous Waste Shipments Through Ports Danielle F. Grabiel, Robert George Heiss, Meradith Koparova, Deborah Kopsick and Henk RuessinkPART IV HORIZONTAL NETWORKS 15. North American Working Group on Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Cooperation: Moving from Capacity Building to Operational Activities Deborah Kopsick and Susan Elizabeth Bromm16. Informal Environmental Networking: The EPA Network Example William Fawcett17. Developing and Sustaining Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Networks: Lessons Learned from the International Network on Environmental Compliance and EnforcementJo Gerardu, Meredith Koparova, Kenneth Markowitz, Durwood Zaelke and Gunnar Baldwin, Jr18. Environmental Inspections and Environmental Compliance Assurance Networks in the Context of European Union Environment PolicyMiroslav Angelov and Liam Cashman19. Success and Failure Factors in Developing Effective Environmental Enforcement Networks: The Case of the East African Network for Environmental Compliance and EnforcementGerphas OpondoPART V VERTICAL NETWORKS20. Regional Environmental Enforcement Networks in the United States LeRoy Paddock 21. Ghana’s Efforts at Environmental Enforcement Networks; Legal and Institutional StructuresBernadette Araba Adjei and Larsey Mensah22. Effective Networking, Formal versus Substantial Compliance, Conflicting Powers: Strength and Weakness of Environmental Criminal Provisions Enforcement Networks In ItalyGrazia Maria Vagliasindi23. Domestic Environmental Enforcement Networks: The Practice of ChinaXinyuan Lu, Hu Qin and Jun Yang24. Environmental Enforcement Networking Efforts in Chile: Lessons Learnt and Challenges AheadJuan Carlos Monckeberg, Kay Bergamini and Cristian Pérez25. Enforcement of Environmental Legislation by the Belgian Police Frans Geysels 26. The Flemish High Council of Environmental Enforcement: The Role of an Environmental Enforcement Network in a New Coordinated Environmental Enforcement Landscape Within the Flemish Region, 2009-2014.Michael Faure and An StasConcluding And Comparative RemarksMichael Faure, An Stas and Peter De SmedtIndex