Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
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| Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters | |
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| Duration: | 1998 - ongoing |
| Scope: | Global |
| Policy area: | Environment |
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| Language: | English, French |
| URL: | Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters 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 | - | Policy and/or legal framework | - | Monitoring, assessing and reporting | -
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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 SFM | No FOREST EUROPE indicators for this {{{Type of template}}} | No ToSIA indicators for this {{{Type of template}}} |
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