Difference between revisions of "Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters"
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|Keywords=Aarhus Convention, environmental policy and legislation, environmental information, information services, public participation, access to information | |Keywords=Aarhus Convention, environmental policy and legislation, environmental information, information services, public participation, access to information | ||
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| Aarhus Convention | |
|---|---|
| Duration: | 1998 - ongoing |
| Scope: | Global |
| 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): | Switzerland |
| Date: | 3/11/2011 |
The Convention lays down precise rights and duties regarding access to information, including deadlines for providing information and the grounds on which public authorities may refuse access to certain types of information.
| Objective | To keep citizens informed about and involved in environmental matters and to improve the application of environmental legislation |
| Target | Public access to environmental information |
| 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, EU, UNITAR, UNEP, UNDP, REC, NATO |
| Main formal decision making body | The European Community and its Member States |
| Main implementing body | Community institutions or bodies |
| Keywords | Aarhus Convention, environmental policy and legislation, environmental information, information services, public participation, access to information |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| No FOREST EUROPE criteria for this Policy process and instrument | No FOREST EUROPE indicators for this Policy process and instrument | No ToSIA indicators for this Policy process and instrument |
