Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
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| Aarhus Convention | |
|---|---|
| Start date: | 1998 |
| Scope: | Other |
| Policy area: | Environment |
| Legal status: | Legally binding |
| Type of instrument: | Regulatory |
| Form of instrument: | Convention |
| Language: | English, French |
| URL: | Aarhus Convention website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | UNECE |
| Country(ies): | USA |
| Date: | 3/11/2011 |
The Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) is an international agreement which lays down a set of basic rules to promote citizens’ involvement in environmental matters and improve enforcement of environmental law.It grants the public access to environmental information and justice, provides for participation in environmental decision-making, and focuses on interaction between the public and public authorities.
| Objective | To guarantee the rights of access to information, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice in environmental matters in order to contribute to the protection of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being (Article 1). |
| Target | Access to information, Public participation in decision-making processes, Access to justice |
| Policy and/or legal framework | Fourth Ministerial Conference in the 'Environment for Europe' process |
| Monitoring, assessing and reporting | Meeting of the Parties |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | UNECE, UNITAR, UNEP, UNDP, REC, NATO |
| Main formal decision making body | Meeting of the Parties |
| Main implementing body | Signatories to the Convention |
| Keywords | Aarhus Convention, environmental policy and legislation, environmental information, information services, public participation, access to information |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Overall policies, institutions and instruments for sustainable forest management | Informational means | No ToSIA indicators for this Policy process and instrument |
