Third Conference of the European Forum on Environmental Law "Environmental Law Efficiency"

Environmental law is intended to promote the conservation and protection of the environment, but it is not always able to perform its function effectively²⁵. According to the latest report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), "currently observed changes in the Earth system is unprecedented in the history of mankind. Efforts to slow down the rate of change or a reduction in their scope, including increased resource efficiency and mitigation measures, have achieved moderate success, but have not eliminated the consequences of the adverse changes in the environment. Neither the scale nor the speed of these changes have not diminished over the last five years.'¹²⁶ According to the UNEP report, the "many existing national, sub-national and international legal instruments contribute to improving the environment. At the same time, there is a further deterioration of the environment in the field and in respect of the majority of global problems."²⁷ In September 2015 the issues on improvement of the efficiency of environmental law have been considered in the framework of the third conference of the European Forum of Environmental Law. This article provides a brief overview of the events and the summary of selected performances.

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