MANY laws came into being on account of scientific developments. This is borne out by history, i.e., the industrial revolution, which gave way to chemical and energy-driven industries as well as the accompanying rules of law to regulate them. Likewise, the world discovered so many uses of natural resources to the extent of controlling nature through various scientific techniques. Experience proved, however, that control is beyond the power of science alone. It needed a law.

The response was the modernization of laws, both new and revision of old ones. The old use-oriented natural resources laws were converted into resource-oriented laws. Be that as it may, progress in science was so tremendous that some laws needed expansion in so short a period of time, e.g., the Law of the Sea, chemical legislation, disaster management and emergency response, etc. In the course of events, modern science has brought forth grave consequences to the environment. Among them are carbon dioxide poisoning of the air, toxic wastes, plastic pollution, etc. Another serious consequence is that biological diversity became endangered and risked extinction.