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Aarhus TFAJ - study on access to justice in information cases

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention). For further information, see also:  https://unece.org/env/pp/analytical-studies-on-access-to-justice . English 1 Jan …

Eighteenth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention

… Parties. Documents ENG FRE RUS Provisional Agenda ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2014/8                      PDF PDF PDF Statements … Meeting of the Parties - tab 'Statements' - www.unece.org/env/pp/aarhus/mop5_docs.html ; … Eighteenth meeting of the …

Georgia ratifies GMO amendment to the Aarhus Convention

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) the total number … related to health, loss of biodiversity and citizens' environmental rights. Its relevance is increasing, in … and effective mechanisms to give individuals an adequate opportunity to impact on the decision before it is taken. The …

Task Force on Access to Justice

… facilitating training of trainers on access to justice in environmental matters; (d) Develops training materials on … (h) Considers practical arrangements for increasing support for public interest lawyers and strengthening the …

ENVIRONMENTAL DEMOCRACY FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES

… with Chile, Costa Rica, France, Italy, UNECE, UN ENVIRONMENT, and The Access Initiative in the margins of the … challenges cannot be met by any actor alone. Promoting environmental democracy through the effective engagement of … Aarhus Convention, please visit: https://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html   … ENVIRONMENTAL DEMOCRACY FOR SUSTAINABLE …

Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee makes clear that the COVID-19 pandemic cannot justify any restriction of the public’s rights to information, participation and justice in environmental matters

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) adopted a statement on the application of the Aarhus Convention both during the COVID-19 … participation in decision-making or access to justice in environmental matters cannot be used, any alternative means …

Twentieth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention

… the meeting featured a thematic session on promoting the application of the principles of the Convention in … an update on stakeholder engagement in the United Nations Environment Assembly and High-level Political Forum on … is available on the following webpage: http://www.unece.org/env/pp/aarhus/tfaj9#/ … Twentieth meeting of the Working …

Nineteenth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention

… the meeting featured a thematic session on promoting the application of the principles of the Convention in … considered stakeholders engagement in the United Nations Environment Programme processes. Other issues for discussion … is available on the following webpage: http://www.unece.org/env/pp/aarhus/tfaj8#/ Find out more about the outcomes of …

2021 Reporting Cycle

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) requires the … the Meeting of the Parties adopted decision IV/4 (ECE/MP.PP/2011/2/Add.1) with the reporting format applicable in the …

UNECE welcomes the opening for signature of the Escazú Agreement on environmental rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

… Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean … binding provisions on the protection of human rights in environmental matters. UNECE sends its greetings to ECLAC … every context. In that regard, the UNECE region receives support pursuant to the Aarhus Convention and its Protocol on …

Albania joins the Aarhus Convention’s amendment on genetically modified organisms

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) , raising the … number of the Parties to the amendment to 32. This step supports the country’s efforts to promote inclusive and … Diversity   and the respective recommendations of 2018 Environmental Performance Review . Such important decision …

Two publications in one: Your Toolkit for Effective Public Participation in Environmental Decision-making and in Strategic Environmental Assessment

… people to participate in decisions that can affect their environment and health is of key importance to UNECE. To … Effective Public Participation in Decision-making in Environmental Matters prepared under the Aarhus Convention … can be accessed at: http://www.unece.org/env/pp/publications/maastricht_recommendations The Good Practice …

Special Rapporteur cites UNECE Aarhus Convention as a “leading example” in implementing human rights obligations relating to the environment

… A human rights perspective on environmental protection not only promotes human dignity, … Ensuring that those most affected by development and environmental policies are able to obtain information, … findings of the Implementation Report that the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John Knox, …

Application of Environmental Impact Assessment: Highways and Dams

… Application of Environmental Impact Assessment: Highways and Dams Available in English only. (ECE/ENV/50, 232 pp., no. 1 in the Environment Series) Contents …

Malta: 35th Party to the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention). UNECE welcomes Malta to the “PRTR family”. A PRTR is a national environmental database or inventory of potentially hazardous … pillar on access to information. Moreover, the Protocol supports fact-based decision-making on chemicals. It is …

Eighth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention and International Workshop on Access to Product Information

… an international workshop “Advancing public access to environment-related product information: challenges and opportunities” (see tab below) that was organized in … (UN/CEFACT)  , UNEP and ONE Planet Network and European Environment Agency . The workshop considered challenges and …

Parliament of Ukraine paves the way for ratification of the Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

… Yesterday, the Parliament of Ukraine approved with no objections the law on the ratification of … Goals related to sound management of chemicals and healthy environment. By providing access to information on … Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (in short: Aarhus Convention). The …

Outcome of the 27th meeting of the AARHUS Convention’s COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

… to decision-making on the long-term exploitation of copper and molybdenum deposits in Teghut, in the Lori region ( … in a case before the court)  to organizations in environmental cases. The Party concerned pointed to the …

Fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Justice under the Aarhus Convention

… good practices, barriers, challenges, and innovative approaches in these areas. The delegates also took stock of … of judiciary and other legal professionals in environmental law; and (c) measures to discourage strategic … can be found on the following webpage: https://unece.org/env/pp/analytical-studies-on-access-to-justice For …

Task Force on Access to Information

… decision V/1 ( ENG FRE RUS ; see also document ECE/MP.PP/2014/2/Add.1 ENG FRE RUS ), decision VI/1 ( ENG FRE RUS … the issue of accessibility of product information and environmental information held by private sector; …