ABSTRACT
Some analysts found that the fragmentation of environmental policy was aggravated by the adoption of a new Federal Constitution in 1974, which allowed the republics more power and autonomy in relation to the center. On the contrary, roughly 400 laws were passed mostly on the republic level, while national and international environmental issues were regulated by federal laws. The Republic of Montenegro has adopted a modern strategy of environmental development. It should be emphasized that the war effectively shelved serious policy addressing many environmental issues that had been publicly recognized in all parts of Yugoslavia as vital problems. Yugoslavia’s slowness has been the result of complex factors—from the socioeconomic structure and policy of the country to the lack of funds as well as inadequate knowledge and understanding of global and regional ecological issues. In the short run, Montenegro’s ability to attract tourists will most certainly be hurt by the war.
