The rule of law is pivotol to UNEP's mission, as it strives to make environmental protection accessible and effective, ultimately advancing environmental sustainability for all.
The Environmental rule of law is pivotal for sustainable development, integrating environmental needs with key legal principles hence improving Environmental Governance. UNEP provides thought leadership in emerging, environmental issues that play a crucial role in addressing pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss by reinforcing laws, institutions, and capacity globally. It promotes collaboration and advises
governing bodies and multilateral environment agreements. Central to sustainable development, UNEP emphasizes environmental rule of law, integrating environmental needs with fundamental rule-of-law elements. This approach underscores universal moral values, ethical norms, and the enforcement of environmental rights and obligations, ensuring a foundation for effective environmental governance.
UNEP is working across the UN system with the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) and the multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), in collaboration with the private sector and civil society organizations among other stakeholders, to meet international and national environmental commitments for sustainable development. More on UNEP partnerships.
