AMADO S. TOLENTINO, JR.
INTERNATIONAL environmental lawmaking and diplomacy have gone a long way. However, despite the availability of handbooks on negotiating multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) or treaties as reference tools, much remains to be desired in their actual implementation. Proof are the reports or proceedings of the Conference of the Parties (COPs) held once every three years to review and plan out strategies for the MEAs’ further implementation. COPs are often the venue for identifying implementation problems commonly encountered by developing countries that were not thought of during the treaty formulation stage.