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UNECE co-organizes Global Round Table on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

… a view to promoting the transfer of knowledge and fostering environmental democracy around the globe. It demonstrates … registers (PRTRs) — one of the key tools for ensuring environmental transparency. The event is expected to take … , http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html and http://prtr.net/ … UNECE co-organizes …

UNECE welcomes adoption of regional agreement to protect environmental rights in Latin American and the Caribbean

… to promote Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. This Aarhus-inspired agreement … regarding important decisions that affect people and the environment. Representatives of 24 Latin American and … the Aarhus Convention secretariat provided advisory support to ECLAC, upon request, and facilitated participation …

Ukraine joins UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention). The “Kyiv” … for signature in Kyiv in 2003 in the framework of the Fifth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference. UNECE … the most potentially damaging releases. The Protocol supports fact-based decision-making on chemicals. It is …

UNECE welcomes Kazakhstan’s accession to the Protocol on Pollutant ‎Release and Transfer Registers

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), becoming the … available examples of implementation. A PRTR is a national environmental database or inventory of potentially hazardous … public access to related information. It will also support the Government’s efforts to promote a green and …

UNECE offers solutions for furthering human rights and transparency on hazardous substances and wastes

… substances, and how much, are being released into the environment from industrial or agricultural sites close to … substances that we, ourselves, are releasing into the environment from our day-to-day activities? The number of … Council heard the first full report from the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the …

Governments and civil society looking to further transparency and public participation in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at Budva meetings

… justice regarding a wide range of topics that relate to the environment. In particular, participants will look at how to promote environmental democracy throughout the implementation of the … and its Protocol on PRTRs have become models for the application of Principle 10 of the 1992 Rio Declaration on …

Israel accedes to the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), thus becoming the … For further information, please visit  http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html or contact: Ella Behlyarova Secretary …

Aarhus Convention Membership reaches 45: Iceland ratifies far-reaching environmental rights treaty

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters of the United Nations Economic … Convention is the world’s most far-reaching treaty on environmental rights. It seeks to promote greater … further information, please visit http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html or contact: Ella Behlyarova Secretary to the …

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

… On 11 July 2016, France approved the amendment on genetically modified organisms (GMO … Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), raising the total … Convention in international processes relating to the environment, such as forums involved in climate …

UNECE Aarhus Convention marks twenty years of supporting environmental democracy with Rome celebrations

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters ( Aarhus Convention ) remains a model example of the application of the concept of “environmental democracy” as enshrined in Principle 10 of the …

Sharing lessons from the Aarhus Convention at UNFCCC PreCOP25 and First Meeting of Signatory Countries to the Escazú Agreement

… We all have a role to play in shaping our environment. From local engagement in environmental decision-making to citizen involvement in … driver of sustainable development. Sharing successful approaches to putting this principle into action, such as the …

Parties to the Aarhus Convention celebrate its tenth anniversary

… the leading international instrument globally on environment and human rights. At its fourth session, the … in in the UNECE region: a success story or a missed opportunity for the Aarhus Convention?”. The second high …

Montenegro becomes thirty-sixth 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 … on PRTRs) by Montenegro follows the country’s active support to activities under the Aarhus Convention and its … “Ecological State”, to adopt the highest standards of environmental protection and pursue the principles of …

Cyprus joins the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), thus becoming the … For further information, please visit  http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html or contact: Ella Behlyarova Secretary …

Capacity building

… involved in capacity building under the Convention and supports the United Nations Sustainable Development … component) See also UNECE-EEA Workshop on Open Data for the Environment (Geneva, 2 October 2019) Deliverables of the EU …

Guidelines for 2014 National Implementation Reports

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) requires the … adopted decision IV/4 which endorsed the reporting format applicable in the current reporting cycle. Key features of …

Who will protect environmental human rights defenders? The Aarhus Convention

… for land and other natural resources, construction of environmentally hazardous installations and industrial … children. The recent report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders … in which they will reiterate the importance of protecting environmental human rights defenders, whistle-blowers and …

Switzerland joins the Aarhus Convention and its amendment on genetically modified organisms

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) and its amendment … has been playing a leading role in the promotion of environmental rights and the protection of the environment … Protocol on PRTRs please visit  http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html or contact: Ella Behlyarova Secretary …

Ninth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention

… upcoming developments focusing on active dissemination of environmental information. In particular, the Task Force … effective use of electronic information tools   (ECE/MP.PP/2021/2/Add.2) adopted by the Meeting of the Parties at …

UNECE welcomes the ratification of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Aarhus Convention by Poland

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) of the … by the participation of the Polish Ministry of the Environment at the advisory mission to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, … further information, please visit  http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html or contact: Ella Behlyarova Secretary …