View source for Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

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|Short title=Aarhus Convention
|Type of template=Policy process and instrument
|Description=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).
|Start=1998
|End=
|Scope= Other 
|Policy area=Environment
|Decision making body= Meeting of the Parties
|Implementing body= Signatories to the Convention
|Language=English, French
|URL=http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html
|Format=html 
|Access=Free
|Publisher=UNECE
|Country=USA 
|Date=3/11/2011
|Type of instrument= Regulatory 
|Form of instrument= Convention
|Policy and/or legal framework=Fourth Ministerial Conference in the 'Environment for Europe' process
|Target= Access to information, Public participation in decision-making processes, Access to justice
|Legal status =Legally binding
|Monitoring, assessing and reporting=Meeting of the Parties
|Linkages=[[UNECE]], [[UNITAR]], [[UNEP]], [[UNDP]], [[REC]], [[NATO]] 
|Keywords=Aarhus Convention, environmental policy and legislation, environmental information, information services, public participation, access to information 
|ToSIA indicators= 
|FOREST EUROPE criteria= Overall policies, institutions and instruments for sustainable forest management
|FOREST EUROPE indicators= Informational means
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