Environmental Law Making and Oversight for Sustainable Development - A Guide for Legislators

How can legislators and parliamentarians do their part to ensure that the SDGs and other post2015 commitments are achieved by 2030 and beyond? The overarching purpose of this Guide is to provide formative answers to these questions that are practically useful in the daily work of legislators and legislative officials around the world. The scope of the Guide includes four core activity areas for legislators, namely: (1) environmental law-making for sustainable development; (2) guiding and oversight of relevant government decision-making; (3) allocation of resources for environmental assets and governance; and (4) building of collaborations, contacts and capacity spanning a wide range of constituents and stakeholders. The guidance provided for these activity areas is designed primarily to support legislative activities at the national level. However, content relevant to regional and sub-national activities is provided occasionally for added depth.