Abstract
The principles, theories and concepts of environmental governance are the fulcrum of environmental legislations and policy framework, both in Nigeria and across the globe. Institutions that regulate the environment and other participatory bodies, associations, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and private sectors initiatives are usually galvanized by these principles of environmental governance, aimed at realizing the global environmental objectives towards environmental protection, ecosystem preservation, biodiversity conservation, climate change control and sustainability. These environmental principles, theories and concepts are the pillars that precipitate the implementation of the legal instruments and policy framework of environmental governance, both locally and internationally, while they also serve as tools for sustainable development. The intendment of this paper is to evaluate the various principles of environmental governance and their legal effects, respectively.
Keywords: Critical Evaluation, Legal Principles and Environmental Governance.