It's not enough to make laws to protect the environment, if people don't comply with them.

What aids compliance with environmental laws? How best to focus compliance efforts? And what challenges does the future hold?

Richard Macrory C.B.E., barrister and Professor of Environmental Law at University College London, gives his succinct view on the challenges and opportunities for ensuring compliance with environmental laws in this interview for Science for Environment Policy: http://europa.eu/!rr43bJ

For more information, read the Thematic Issue, Environmental compliance assurance and combatting environmental crime, including an editorial from Professor Macrory: http://europa.eu/!Xu84rD