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Recent Publications

Global Judicial Symposium
INECE co-sponsored the Global Judicial Symposium, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which brought together over 100 of the world's most senior judges from over 80 countries to discuss improving the adoption and implementation of environment-related laws.

INECE Approves Ambitious Three-Year Plan
An ambitious three-year strategic plan was adopted at the INECE Executive Planning Committee meeting, hosted by the Czech Environmental Inspectorate October 17-18 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Enforcement Indicators Project Gains Momentum
INECE launched its effort to develop indicators of effective environmental compliance and enforcement at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) this past August in Johannesburg, South Africa.


REGIONAL NETWORK NEWS

AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
African Network Sets Priorities
Report on Illegal Reptile Trade in Kenya Released

AMERICAS
Central American Attorneys General Support Prosecutors Network
CEC Recommends Factual Record in Tarahumara Submission
Bolivia Cracks Down on Forest Concessions
UNEP Publishes Report on Caribbean Environmental Law

ASIA & PACIFIC
Court Orders Government to Clean Up Manila Bay
ADB Publishes Training Guide for Environmental Law in Asia and Pacific
USEPA Civil Penalty Model Demonstrated in Australia

EUROPE
Enforcement and Compliance Networking in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
Balkan States Begin Training and Exchange Program
Report on the Status of Enforcement in South Eastern Europe
Pollution Prevent & Control Training
Exchange Program
Recommendations on European Union Environmental Directives
Chemical Network Launches "Dangerous Preparations" Project


ENFORCEMENT TOPICS

CITIZEN ENFORCEMENT
INECE Partner Leads Call to Philippine Government to "Clear the Air or Face Lawsuits"
US Courts Extends Corporate Liability Under International Law
Private Citizens Monitor California Coastal Development

JUDGES & PROSECUTORS
INECE Joins UNEP to Host Global Judges Symposium at WSSD
IUCN Launches Judicial Portal at WSSD

FORESTS
World Resources Institute & Cameroon Agree to Monitor Forests and Curb Illegal Logging
Congo Basin Forest Partnership Launched

WILDLIFE
International Wildlife Enforcement Network Forming
Jamaican Court Imposes Record Fine for Turtle Poachers
TRAFFIC Commissions Wildlife Enforcement Training
US Fish & Wildlife Service Offers Species Conservation Grants

HAZARDOUS WASTE & CHEMICALS
Model Law for Enforcing Prior Informed Consent
Drycleaner Receives Record Jail Sentence
Indian Court Orders Extradition of Former Union Carbide Executive

AIR & ATMOSPHERE
Australian Smelter Fined for Sulfur Dioxide Discharge
UNEP Sponsors Ozone Training for Customs Officers


December 22, 2002