Law Division of United Nations Environment Programme

The Law Division of the United Nations Environment Programme leads the international community in the progressive development of environmental law through the promotion of capacities, transparency and accountability in judiciaries, legislatures and policy making institutions. Working directly with countries to combat environmental crime and to meet international environmental commitments, the Law Division improves cooperation between law makers the world over who are seeking to safeguard the environment. More

The Secretariat participates in the following Law Division-led activities, among others:

• The Green Customs Initiative , which is a partnership of international organisations cooperating to prevent the illegal trade in environmentally-sensitive commodities.
• Enforcement of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions with respect to combat illegal traffic in hazardous substances and wastes, under the Regional Enforcement Network (REN) for Chemicals and Waste in Asia.
• The UN Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (InforMEA). InforMEA harvests COP decisions, news, meetings, membership, national focal points and reports from MEAs.