Environmental Law in Kenya

(b)  to promote the sharing of the responsibility for environmental planning between the different levels of government in the State, and

The SENEM is responsible for administering the National Environmental Fund and distributing resources in support of the Brazilian environmental policies. The National Environment Council (CONAMA) was created to serve the Secretary for the Environment as an advisory council and to set environmental and occupational standards and establish regulatory requirements for pollution. (Durmmond & Barros-Platiau, 2006) Over the next decade the new Brazilian Constitution, solidified four key principles of Brazil’s environmental policy. Primarily it established minimum air and water standards at the federal level, and allowed the state the ability to strengthening them to fit their particular environmental concerns. Secondarily, it allowed for flexibility in regulating pollution generated by various industries and limit their impact on the local ecosystem. In practicality, this segment established ecological reserves on the federal level and state governments to influence the establishment of industrial parks or zones. As of the early 2000s, only Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina have actively applied these industrial zoning management authorizations. Third, permits became integral on the state level to keep control over the environmental management system controlling regulated releases into the environment. Finally, the ability levy fines and system of appeals were integrated into the law allowing regulators

For these reasons, regulations and directives are being set up to safe guard and prevent more harm from being done to the environment.

In the ecological prospect, the people and environment are considered as a part of a single unit and both of them configures each other. In this approach,

e. Pay the expense of any inspection, review, abatement, or remedial action to comply with environmental law;

Environmental education is based on the five pillars of awareness, knowledge, attitude, skill, and participation. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization established these objectives in the Tbilisi Declaration in order to ensure that environmental education around the world has similar goals, which include promoting individuals to gain motivation to participate in the protection of the environment (Garcia et. al., 2016). These intersections of environmental education can be integrated into the curriculum of students in all grades and are effective in nurturing an appreciation and concern for the environment (Cutter-Mackenzie et. al., 2014). Educational programs aim to spread knowledge in order to inspire audiences to

-There are many increasing environmental problems in Kenya. For example: ”loss of biological diversity; deforestation due to illegal logging and excision of forests; soil erosion on the

In 1993, the Japanese government restructured their environmental law system and legislated the Basic Environmental Law. The law includes restriction of industrial emissions, restriction of products, restriction of wastes, improvement of energy conservation, promotion of recycling, restriction of land utilization, arrangement of environmental pollution control programs, relief of victims and provision for sanctions (Okafor, 2011). There are three basic environmental principles that the Basic Environmental Law, which are:

The topics before the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) are: Combating Illegal Trade in Wildlife; Implementation of the Paris Agreement; and Sustainable Use of the Oceans, Seas, and Marine Resources. The United States of America advocates for responsible stewardship of the environment and will prioritize the protection of clean air and water at the upcoming conference.

It is the continuing responsibility of NECOLIB to use all practicable means possible, consistent with other essential components of national policy, to improve and coordinate government 's plans, functions, programs and resources to the end that the nation may:

Kenya aims to be a nation living in a clean, secure and sustainable environment. Specific strategies will involve: promoting environmental conservation for better support to the economic pillar, improving pollution and waste management through the design and application of economic incentives; and the commissioning of public-private partnerships for improved efficiency in water and sanitation delivery.

The environmental crisis is the biggest crisis of our time, climate change, scarcity of fresh water and bio diversity loss are just a few of the problems caused by the environmental crisis. National and international organizations try combat the dire effects of the environmental crisis like The Green Belt Movement in Kenya and The United Nations framework on Environmental Change, they create initiatives like sustainable development but they have not succeeded. My essay will introduce my interpretation of the environmental crisis, then follow with the relationship between poverty and affluence discussed by scholars Deborah Sik in, Environment and Development and Maggie Black in, Enter “Sustainability” and propose, Deborah Sik’s insights on property rights and participatory approaches offer the best explanation for the environmental crisis but Maggie Black’s Resource Based Management for small communities gives better long lasting solutions for the environmental crisis.

Greenwood, Lisa; Rosenbeck, Joseph; and Scott, Jason (2012) "The Role of the Environmental Manager in Advancing Environmental

Partnership for Environmental Law Education is another strategy that’s s working to help prepare for a more sustainable future. Over the past three years, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association in collaboration with Environment Africa and the Environmental Management Agency entered into partnership to educate rural and urban communities about their environmental rights and duties. Rural district councils, grassroots organizations, environmental actions groups, traditional leaders and government departments were among the groups that were trained. The partnership is driven by the need to address the main impediments to environmental justice,

This reflects the GOB’s increasing commitment to reorient policies and action in line with the new environmental perspective. In addition a force have been made to adjust the Governments institutional structures in order to direct more attention towards environmental issues. Most recently this restructuring has included the establishment of a department of environment (DOE) with broader mandate for environmental management and which come under the ministry of environment and forest and an environment and safety division within the Governments oil and gas corporation, Petrobangla.