How can citizen and community science contribute to environmental compliance and enforcement? Join us for our ongoing webinar series exploring this topic.

–

Click here to learn more

Learn more about the recent INECE-IDB webinar series discussing how environmental licensing and enforcement programs are adapting to COVID-19 and what we can carry forward out of this time of crisis.

–

Find out more here

Contribute to the INECE Bibliography! The INECE Academic Committee is developing a comprehensive bibliography of important academic resources on environmental compliance and enforcement.

–

Learn how to contribute here!

INECE had a highly successful joint conference with AELERT in Adelaide, Australia this March. Our Conference Summary Report highlights outcomes and important next steps to be pursued by the Network.

–

Read the Report here!

INECE develops and supports regional and topical networks for enforcement and compliance cooperation. Cooperation among government officials can help create a level playing field.

–

Become a Member!

About INECE

The International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) is a partnership of government and non-government enforcement and compliance practitioners from more than 150 countries.INECE's goals are: raising awareness to compliance and enforcement; developing networks for enforcement cooperation; and strengthening capacity to implement and enforce environmental requirements.INECE is dedicated using regulatory and non-regulatory approaches to guide compliance with and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations that promote the sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of ecosystem integrity at the global, regional, and national levels. Learn more »

 

Upcoming Events

Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference

26 September 2023
Overland Park Convention Center - Kansas
MECC examines the new environmental reality under the Biden/Regan era. We take a fresh, regional approach to the increasingly difficult task of environmental compliance, permitting,...

Environmental Compliance Conference

1 November 2023
New Zealand
The Environmental Compliance Conference is two full days of practical learning, field trip, exhibition and workshops from renowned experts, focused on practical and tactical solutions...

Latest News

Environmental Compliance Specialist Series

30 April 2023
This is the entry (I); intermediate (II); full performance (III) level of environmental, regulatory compliance work in the areas of water pollution control; sediment and...

Biodiversity: Anxiety Over Nigeria’s Endangered Species

29 April 2023
If urgent actions are not set in motion across towns and local government areas in Nigeria, many endangered species of plants, wild animals and important...

China Establishes Networks to Monitor Biodiversity

29 April 2023
China has set up networks around the country to monitor ecosystems and biological species including terrestrial vertebrates, insects, and freshwater fish, according to the Ministry...

 

Recent Library Additions

Certainty of Punishment Versus Severity of Punishment

1 May 2023
According to the standard enforcement model, key deterrence components are punishment certainty and severity. Theory predicts the relative efficacy of certainty versus severity, but empirical...

Can Government Environmental Regulation Promote Low-Carbon Development in Heavy Polluting Industries? Evidence from China's New Environmental Protection Law

31 March 2023
In order to better combat environmental pollution, China promulgated the New China Environmental Protection Law (CNEPL) in 2015. Previous studies have focused more on the...

Identification of Illegally Dumped Plastic Waste in a Highly Polluted River in Indonesia Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery

28 March 2023
Plastic waste monitoring technology based on Earth observation satellites is one approach that is currently under development in various studies. The complexity of land cover...