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The quality of Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework.

Madebwe, Tinashe

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Abstract

This article explores why Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework is failing to stem environmental deterioration. Based on the observation that such deterioration persists despite the fact that there is a framework in place, the discussion draws from experience with successful environmental protection regulatory frameworks around the world. The discussion establishes that successful environmental protection regulatory frameworks incorporate numerical quality and ecological standards, a command and control approach (with context-sensitive alternatives to account for the limitations of this approach), and credible enforcement mechanisms. This article measures the extent to which Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework incorporates these elements. It identifies that the reason why the framework has failed to stem environmental deterioration is that it does not adequately incorporate these qualities and proposes how this could be addressed going forward.

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MADEBWE, T. 2020. The quality of Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework. Journal of African law [online], 64(2), pages 215-228. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855320000078

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 20, 2020
Online Publication Date Mar 20, 2020
Publication Date Jun 30, 2020
Deposit Date Oct 17, 2023
Publicly Available Date Oct 26, 2023
Journal Journal of African law
Print ISSN 0021-8553
Electronic ISSN 1464-3731
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 64
Issue 2
Pages 215-228
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855320000078
Keywords Environmental law; Environmental conservation; Environmental protection; Botswana
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2054363

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