Compliance and enforcement is a fundamental issue within environmental law. But despite its pertinence, it is an area that has been neglected in academic research. Addressing this gap, this timely book considers the circumstances under which networking

This Advanced Introduction provides a clear and accessible guide to the essential elements of environmental compliance and enforcement programs. It examines compliance programs designed to assist regulated entities in meeting their obligations, as well as enforcement tools designed to address non-compliance - such as administrative, civil judicial, and criminal enforcement. Offering an insightful overview of this important area, LeRoy C. Paddock highlights recent developments that are changing the way compliance and enforcement work is practiced.

This paper provides a summary of the author's recent study that assessed the utility of environmental enforcement networks. The study considered fourteen current and active environmental enforcement networks, at the sub-national, national, regional and global levels, from seven countries. The study established that there is utility in networks across the countries and networks studied. Further, the study identified a range of strategies and potential activities for environmental enforcement agencies to assist them in maximising the benefits they derive from their network engagement.

This book examines the role and practical dynamics of governmental environmental law enforcement agencies and individuals who combat environmental crime. It will inform researchers about the 'real world' experiences of practitioners and provide an intellectual space for practitioners to examine critically what it is they do and why.

Despite sharing relatively common purposes, Environmental Enforcement Networks are each unique. Part of this is because the circumstances vary under which they were established. A range of factors influence their development and ultimately determine their relative capability and potential maturity as a network.This paper postulates five possible phases of development through which Environmental Enforcement Networks may transition. Further, it suggests that the application of Capability Maturity Model processes, like those used as part of organizational assessments, is worthy of consideration by Environmental Enforcement Networks. The ability to determine the phase of development that an Environmental Enforcement Network is going through enables mapping the progression of the network through that phase.The authors consider that this conceptual model framework may assist and guide networks to reach their next level of maturity more effectively and efficiently. This paper proposes a Network Evaluation Matrix that has been informed by the foundational Capability Maturity Model framework.

Theory and case studies demonstrate the analytic potential of mutually constitutive “narrative networks” in environmental governance.