| Date of establishment |
20 June 2011 |
| Legal basis |
Resolution of the INECE’s 9th International Conference (See INECE fact sheet); Charter agreed to in Spring 2012 |
| Objective |
To build a global community of environmental prosecutors and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, tools, capacity building, and information that assists environmental prosecutors in their work |
| Nature |
Informal network operating under the auspices of INECE |
| Membership |
Prosecutors working on environmental crime (public prosecutors, attorneys general, and other government attorneys enforcing environmental law). Interested participants can contact the INECE Secretariat at inece@inece.org. |
| Observers |
Not applicable |
| Geographical scope |
Global and regional |
| Scope |
Any environmental crime. |
| Governance structure |
INECE has convened a global advisory committee to support the development of the network. |
| Cooperation |
Network is the outcome of a joint work program carried out by INECE and IUCN Commission on Environmental Law. It builds on experience of existing networks e.g. Latin American Environmental Prosecutors Network and European Network of Prosecutors |
| Activities |
The Network connects prosecutors, shares information on relevant topics and case studies, facilitates capacity building and supports transnational prosecutorial initiatives. |
| Source of funding |
National governments and international organizations. |
| Contact information |
INECE Secretariat, 2300 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Suite 300B, Washington, D.C., 20007, inece@inece.org, +1-202-338-1300 |
| Website |
http://inece.org/topics/good-governance/prosecutors-network/ |
| Date |
30 Sept. 2012 |