The overarching purpose of this Guide is to provide formative answers to these questions that are practically useful in the daily work of legislators and legislative officials around the world. The scope of the Guide includes four core activity areas for legislators, namely: (1) environmental law-making for sustainable development; (2) guiding and oversight of relevant government decision-making; (3) allocation of resources for environmental assets and governance; and (4) building of collaborations, contacts and capacity spanning a wide range of constituents and stakeholders.