INECE Special Report on Climate Compliance Released
INECE's Special Report on Climate Compliance explains the role of compliance and enforcement in ensuring effective implementation of domestic and international policies to mitigate climate change.

The Special Report features an overview of the argument for compliance in a climate policy context, analysis of the role of compliance in assuring environmental and financial integrity of carbon markets, a review of compliance mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol, lessons from the Montreal Protocol, practical strategies for improving national implementation of climate requirements, and country case studies.

INECE Climate Compliance Side Event at the Barcelona Climate Talks
The Compliance and Enforcement: Essential Elements of Carbon Market Success side event, held Friday, 6 November 2009, explored opportunities for inter- and intra-governmental cooperation and capacity building to strengthen compliance, improve enforcement, and increase environmental integrity in flexible mechanisms, including best practices for measurement, reporting, and verification in offset projects.

Workshop in West Africa Focuses on E-Waste Issues in the Region, Identifies Next Steps for International and Regional Collaboration
More than 70 participants, including government officials from Asia, Europe, North and South America, experts from international organizations and regional participants from Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo, gathered in Ghana from 24-25 June 2009 for the INECE-US EPA Workshop on E-Waste in West Africa. The workshop concluded with a list of priority follow-up activities, including: (1) further examination of the problem, including assessing national e-waste issues and studying the flows and quantities of e-waste, (2) regulatory responses, (3) capacity building activities, (4) piloting economically sustainable recycling programs, (5) educating the public and decision-makers, and (6) identifying and pursuing strong institutional partnerships.

Workshop on Illegal Hazardous Waste Trade Through Seaports Concludes with Agreements for Enforcement Collaboration in West Africa
A working meeting of INECE's Seaport Environmental Security Network (SESN) in Accra, Ghana, during 22-23 June 2009 concluded with new agreements to promote regional cooperation on joint issues of inspection, detection and enforcement of illegal waste shipments in West Africa. The workshop, attended by more than 70 participants from Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia, focused on two themes:(1) builidng capacity for practical inspections at seaports and (2) negotiationg interministerial cooperation agreements. Workshop outcomes, presentations, images, and other materials will be posted on the SESN website.

Establishment of Arab Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (ANECE)
On 18 June 2009, at the Dead Sea in Jordan, the Arab Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (ANECE) was established to promote cooperation between environmental enforcement officials throughout the Arab world. more information

New Principles of Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Handbook Shares Strategies for Success
Designed as a field reference guide for environmental compliance practitioners, the newly released second edition of the Principles of Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Handbook is a unique compendium of tools, strategies, best practices, and case examples on designing, implementing, and evaluating effective environmental compliance and enforcement programs. See the full INECE Update on this publication.

INECE Climate Compliance Alert: New US Law Could Protect Forests Worldwide
Recent amendments to a US federal wildlife trafficking statute known as the "Lacey Act" extend capacity for combatting the import of illegally harvested timber. "The U.S. Lacey Act Should Help Protect Forests Worldwide" presents information and analysis of the potential impact of the new amendment. Given the US’s status as the world’s largest importer of wood products, proper enforcement of the Lacey Act has potential to help protect forests around the world. Further, the approach used in the Lacey Act – in which violations of the law of the country of origin of the timber are enforced domestically – offers a model worthy of consideration to other countries with a strong commitment to preserving forests globally.

Jump-Starting Climate Protection: INECE Targets Compliance with Laws Controlling Black Carbon
INECE is launching a program to protect the climate by strengthening compliance and enforcement with national policies and measures pursuant to Article 4 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change that mitigate climate emissions and enhance carbon sinks. "INECE Targets Compliance with Laws Controlling Black Carbon," the first in a series of INECE Climate Compliance Alerts, focuses on black carbon, an aerosol component of soot.