TABLE OF CONTENT
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
LIST OF LEGISLATIONS v
LIST OF ACRONYMS vi
TABLE OF CONTENT viii
ABSTRACT xi
CHAPTER ONE 1
GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 Introduction
liThe background of the study I
1.2 statement of the problem 4
I .3Objectives of the study 5
1.3.1 General objective 5
1.3.2 Specific objectives 6
1 .4Research questions 6
Scope of the research 6
1.6 Significantofihestudy 7
1.7 Research methodology 7
1.8 Literature review 8
1.9 Chapterization 12
CHAPTER TWO 14
2,Olntroduction 14
2.lDeclaration of the United Nations conference on the human environnient 14
2.2United nation sustainable development 17
2.3The Rio declaration on environment and development 18
2.4United nation framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC) 20
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2.SParis agreement .23
2.6 Kyoto protocol 24
2.7Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context 25
2.8The east African community treaty 26
2.9East Africa community climate change policy 27
2.lOConstitution of the republic of Uganda 1995 as amended 29
2.1 lNational environment Acts 31
2,l2LandAct 34
2.13 National forest and tree planting Act 35
CHAPTER THREE 38
3.0 Introduction 38
3.1 Public trust doctrine 42
3.2 Precautionary principle 45
3.3 Polluter pays principle 46
CHAPTER FOUR 49
4.Olntroduction 49
4.1 Global Warming 49
4.2Vagueness on the sustainable development goals 49
4.3The Challenge of Creating an Appropriate National Legal Structure for Sustainability
50
4.4Global sustainable development faced with many long~term pressures 50
4.5 Pollution 51
4.6 Natural Resource Depletion 52
4.7 Climate Change 53
4.8 Loss ofBiodiversity 53
4.9 Deforestation 53
4.10 Loss of wildlife 54
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CHAPTER FIVE ~ 55
5,1 Observation 55
5.2 Recommendation 56
5.3 Conclusion 57
REFERENCE 59
BIBLIOGRAPHY 61
ABSTRACT The study sought to analyze the achievement of sustainable development through environmental law in Uganda. Environmental law is world’s most regulating system promoting, protecting and conserving environment. The study objectives were; to identify the laws relating to sustainable development, to examine the effectiveness of the laws relating to sustainable development, to evaluate the challenges facing sustainable development and to recommend solutions to the challenges to sustainable development and the method used in this research was reliant on library, Google and other sources etc. Generally there are various legislations on sustainable development, the concept of sustainable development is inferred from various legislations that were evaluated and analyzed. The concept of sustainable development is very clear it regulate the use of natural resource for both present and future and the control of environmental degradation etc.