The Belt and road initiave is one of the mighteist project human race has ever witnessed in recent human history. It is true where the project of such a nature brings economic growth and prosperity on one hand; on the other hand it brings numerous challanges of different kinds and dimensions. The Environmental legal issue are one of those problems which are required to be resolved before it cause serious trouble for the project itself. Hence, this paper will shade light on the aforementiond issue so that the envioronment could be protected and conjointly, the possiblity of legal ligitigation could be curbed. Thereby, there is less room left for any hindrance which could hinder the smooth pace of such an important project.
Keywords: belt and road, environmental and legal issues, international statues, measures to increase protection
