# Montenegro environmental management and enforcement > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/montenegro-environmental-management-and-enforcement > Updated: 2026-08-16T06:46:42.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2. In Montenegro, efforts to improve environmental quality involve both infrastructure investment and legal scrutiny. The Eco-fond signed €1.9 million in contracts with ten municipalities and communal enterprises to enhance waste management, expand green spaces, and purchase communal equipment for waste collection and processing. Concurrently, an analysis by the NGO Eko-tim indicates challenges in environmental law enforcement. Examining 58 misdemeanor cases between 2020 and 2025, the report found that many environmental violations, such as starting projects without required impact assessments, resulted in penalties that lack sufficient deterrence. Eko-tim noted that in over 60% of fined cases, penalties fell below the legal minimum, leading to concerns that compliance may be viewed as a mere business cost. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-16: Eko-tim report finds Montenegro's environmental penalties lack deterrence An Eko-tim analysis shows Montenegro's environmental impact assessment penalties lack deterrence, with many fines falling below legal minimums or resulting in no sanctions at all. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/eko-tim-report-finds-montenegros-environmental-penalties-lack-deterrence ### 2026-07-31: Montenegro Eco-fond signs €1.9 million contracts to boost waste management and green spaces Montenegro's Eco-fond approved €1.9 million in contracts with ten municipalities for waste removal, green‑area projects and new waste‑management equipment, improving local environmental infrastructure. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/montenegro-eco-fond-signs-19-million-contracts-to-boost-waste-management-and-green-spaces --- Cite as: Montenegro environmental management and enforcement. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/montenegro-environmental-management-and-enforcement