Africa
Regional Networks
Over the past decade, many Africa countries have made strong progress on building and strengthening the governance systems necessary to support the legal basis for advancing compliance with and enforcement of environmental law. As recognized by UNEP’s Africa Environmental Outlook report, economic development in Africa is supported by the quality of each country’s natural resource base and countries cannot afford to lose their environmental assets through degradation. Sound environmental management and “green growth” must be integrated with poverty reduction efforts.
While most countries in the region have environmental protection laws, many government agencies face technical and logistical challenges in implementation of those requirements. INECE’s networking activities offer valuable opportunities for strengthening the capacity of local government officials and enforcement staff to address a broad range of environmental problems.
Capacity Building Resources
- Principles of Environmental Enforcement
- Principes de mise en application environnementale
Key Activities & Publications
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Featured Article: Foundations of Sustainability
INECE is launching a series featuring highlights from selected articles from INECE’s[...]
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Exchange of Nigerian Inspectors to Antwerp and Bremen Ports
From 10-14 October 2011, Nigerian officers visited their colleagues in Antwerp, Belgium, and[...]
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East Africa Network Launching Conference
On 6-7 May 2010, delegates from countries in the East Africa region,[...]
News & Updates
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Call for Montreal Protocol Illegal Trade Enforcement Success Stories
Please contact Danielle Grabiel, INECE Secretariat, dgrabiel@inece.org to share your strategies for responding to illegal[...]
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9th Conference Proceedings Now Available
INECE is pleased to announce the online publication of the Proceedings of the[...]
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EANECE Concludes Successful Principles Training Course
On 14-18 November, 2011, the East African Network for Environmental Compliance and[...]
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Capacity Building Session Launched in East Africa
To build capacity of environmental regulators participating in the East African Environmental Compliance and Enforcement[...]
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Report from the Exchange of Nigerian Inspectors to Antwerp and Bremen Ports
From 10-14 October 2011, Nigerian officers visited their colleagues in Antwerp, Belgium, and[...]
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Nigerian Port Inspectors Exchange with Colleagues in Antwerp and Bremen
Together with Belgian and German authorities, INECE currently is co-facilitating a 4[...]