IUCN also observed that its Environmental Law Centre was the only accessible repository of international environmental instruments and national environmental legislation.

Development of national legislation and institutions, and training in environmental law to enhance the capacity of small island developing States in environmental policy, law and administration.

International Environmental Law

These include developing national environmental legislation and national environmental management strategies.

The environmental law programme has recently introduced knowledge management tools into its training activities designed to study national competencies in implementing environmental obligations.

E. Environmental law programme

EMP, and its targets and objectives, would also be linked to a national environmental policy as reflected in the country apos s environmental law regime.

Moreover, the International Council on Environmental Law issued the journal Environmental Policy and Law as well as the newsletter Environmental Notes for Parliamentarians.

IUCN further noted that a special subprogramme related to the implementation of international agreements and the development of national environmental law, namely, the Environmental Law Services, allows the Law Programme to respond to requests of developing country Governments for technical legal assistance in the field of environmental and conservation legislation.

Environmental Data Compendium (national emissions data)

Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development

Subprogramme 11. Environmental law, institutions and policies

Member of a panel of experts on environmental law convened by the Commission on Environmental Law and Administration, Bonn, 1979.

National law

The activities carried out by the UNITAR environmental law programme have focused on a distance learning course on international environmental law and on the development of capacity building workshops organized at both the national and the regional level.

7. International law on sustainable development, environmental law, institutions and policies 4

Examples include the National Environmental Education Policy (Brazil), Guidance on Environmental Education in Primary and Secondary Education (China), and the National Strategy on Environmental Education (Cuba).

To develop further, as appropriate, international environmental law.

In international environmental law In international environmental law it is mentioned in Principle 16 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.

69 bis. IUCN stated that its Commission on Environmental Law established an ad hoc working group of environmental law experts from all regions of the world to draft a global legally binding instrument on environmental law.

Among them are subnational environmental profiles, national conservation strategies, national environmental action plans, and national reports in the context of UNCED and its follow up.

(b) The simultaneous applicability of the rules of international environmental law and humanitarian law

Ms. Nathalie Bernasconi, Centre for International Environmental Law, Geneva

Member of the National Council of Environmental Protection.

UNEP observed that, it would provide, beginning in 1996, assistance to law faculties of universities in developing countries regarding the elaboration of curricula on environmental law, including international environmental law.

Recently, the Government had established a National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) with a view to integrating environmental concerns into its national development plans.

Member of the International Council of Environmental Law, Bonn (1976)

This seminar would, among others, address international environmental law issues.

Environmental organizations can be global, national, regional or local.

(f) To help developing countries tackle national environmental problems.

quot The legal perspective on national environmental control and protection quot , delivered at the Workshop on National Environmental Control and Protection, 23 March 1988.

Inaugural Seminar on International Environmental Law, School of Environmental Studies, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, 7 9 January 1992

76. The relationship between international environmental law and humanitarian law should be studied in greater depth.

Since indigenous land was not considered sovereign territory in Australia, the state or territory law prevailed in matters of national concern, such as environmental protection.

Although the Committee accepted religious law as national law, no national law, be it religious or otherwise, could be invoked against international treaty law.

(h) To encourage States to develop national environmental action plans or strategies, pursuant to international environmental agreements.

Category II Environmental Defense Fund Greenpeace International International Council of Environmental Law International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association World Coal Institute World Council of Churches.

Ms. Maria Socorro Z. Manguiat, Environmental Law Centre, International Union for

Assistance to strengthening national capacity to implement multilateral environmental agreements

9. Strengthening national capabilities for environmental management and sustained development.

Member of the International Council of Environmental Law (Bonn) and the International Association for Water Law (Rome).

The topics covered include the law of the sea, human rights, environmental law and the work of the UN International Law Commission.

Lecturer at the UNITAR International Seminar on International Environmental Law and the Law of the Sea, Hague Academy of International Law, 1983

It had also embarked on a comprehensive review of its environmental legislation, and had strengthened its national environmental institutions with the establishment of the National Biodiversity Unit.

Lecturer at the UNITAR African Regional Seminar on Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law, Yaounde, 1985