1st Bangladesh National Conference on Environmental Law

MoL Notification NO. SRO 45-Law/2002, of 06/03/2002 established two Environment Courts: one in Dhaka and the other in Chittagong. This first Conference would endeavour to examine how far we have been successful in enforcing the environmental legislations and in protecting the environment of the country. At the heart of the Conference would be the outcome of the following two studies:

I.  “The Concept of Environmental Court in the Contemporary World: Application in Bangladesh”. By Associate Professor A. N. M. Wahid, Department of Law, University of Rajshahi; and

II. “Functioning Of The Environment Court In Chittagong: A Critical Appraisal.”. By Dr. Abdullah Al Faruque, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, University of Chittagong.

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

This publication was prepared by Mary Jane Mace with assistance of Jona Razzaque, Scott La Franchi, Abu Raihan Khalid, Alastair Cameron and Zornitsa Vakova of FIELD in collaboration with Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Carl Bruch and Charlotte Salpin of UNEP.

Introduction:

Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) are a subset of the universe of international agreements. What distinguishes them from other agreements is their focus on environmental issues, their creation of binding international law, and their inclusion of multiple countries. Over the years, many MEAs have been negotiated and agreed at the international and regional levels. Some have a few Parties; some have almost global participation.