Journal of Politics & Governance, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 2020 33 Journal of Politics & Governance Vol. 8 No. 1, January 2020, Pp. 33-40 ISSN: 2278473X (Print) 2456-8023 (Online) Environmental Degradation and Governance: Exploring the Connections Mst. Marzina Begum * Abstract Environmental governance is a concept used in environmental policy that consists of rules, structure, processes, and institutions that highlights how human should interact with environment. In the existing literature, there is a consensus among the scholars about the importance of the environmental governance that have huge effects on the improved environmental outcomes. It is observed that a sound process of environment governance may promote successful implementation of its regulatory framework. However, the plain objective of the paper is to re-examine the nexus between the process of governance and its effects on environmental outcomes. As regards to methodology, the paper has been written by reviewing and comparing the literature on environmental degradation, governance and its outcomes. Keywords: Environmental Degradation; Governance; Outcomes INTRODUCTION Earlier studies have shown the nexus between the process of environmental governance and its outcomes. Any undesirable changes to the environment are perceived to be dangerous to the survival of humanity and environment. Therefore, it is argued for the emergence of effective environmental governance for sustainable management of natural resources and protection of environment. For doing so, it needs to introduce a transparent system for environmental governance, such as sound policies, and plans, and provide opportunities for citizens to share their perspectives in case of environmental policy design and its implementation (Jafari etal., 2012). OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE CONCEPTS Environmental Degradation As the global governance institution, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) highlights environmental degradation as the lessening of the limit of the earth to fulfill the requirement of social and environmental destinations, and needs. Jafari et al. (2012) defines environmental degradation as the declining situation of environment when the depletion of natural resources, such as air, water and soil are observed. Environmental degradation is a great * Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh E-mail: marzinabegum80@gmail.com