Environmental enforcement networks: theory, practice and potential

Individuals, such as Professor Dr Michael Faure of the Flemish High Council of Environmental Enforcement (VHRM), Ken Markowitz of the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) and John Merritt of the Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators neTwork (AELERT), have for many years now been stressing the importance of the role performed by environmental enforcement networks (hereafter EENs or networks). These individuals and others1 frequently detail the issues and challenges that draw participants together in various environmental enforcement networks (EENs or networks) activities including meetings, workshops and conferences. An element of each of these activities contributes towards participants gaining a more complete understanding of how EENs operate and function. Through a greater understanding of EENs, participants are better placed to leverage additional or enhanced benefits from EENs.