For the last several decades, Morocco has prioritized environmental reform and sustainable development. In 2016, the Climate ChangePerformance Index ranked Morocco alongside Denmark, Sweden, and Belgium in the top ten most climatically conscious countries andnumber one in the developing world based on criteria including CO2 emissions, renewable energy development, efficiency, and climatepolicy. In 2020, Morocco became the observer member of the network of European environmental prosecutors. It is a critical step for theenvironmental law and in particular the criminal environmental law to be strengthened in order to deal better with the suppression of environmental crimes such as marine pollution, deforestation, coastal erosion, water waste, etc. Businesses cannot afford to ignore these environmental issues. Non compliance can lead to criminal liability and significant and reputational issues. We can offer you practical and strategic advice in regulatory compliance, enforcement counsel in areas such as :
- air and water pollution
- land contamination
- habitat protection and climate change
- sustainability
- energy efficiency
- waste minimization and use of renewables.
