Aarhus Convention
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Aarhus Convention | |
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Duration: | 1998 - ongoing |
Legal status: | Legally binding |
Scope: | Global |
Language: | English |
Objective: | To grants the public rights regarding access to information, public participation and access to justice, in governmental decision-making processes on matters concerning the local, national and transboundary environment. It focuses on interactions between the public and public authorities |
Main formal decision making body: | The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) |
Main implementing body: | European comunity (Member States ministries and Institutional level) |
Policy area: | Environment |
Instruments: | Regulatory, Informational |
Partner institutions: | Zelena Istra, AdriaticGreeNet, European environmental bureau (EEB), Center for Management, Development and Planning, Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector - MANS, |
Keywords: | Information access, public participation, environment, governamental decision making, human rights, environmental rights |
URL: | Aarhus Convention website |
Description: | The Aarhus Convention is a multilateral environmental agreement through which the opportunities for citizens to access environmental information are increased and transparent and reliable regulation procedure is secured. |
Format: | html |
Access: | Free |
Publisher: | United Nations |
Country(ies): | USA |
Date: | 10/4/2011 |
The Aarhus Convention is a multilateral environmental agreement through which the opportunities for citizens to access environmental information are increased and transparent and reliable regulation procedure is secured.
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Objective | To grants the public rights regarding access to information, public participation and access to justice, in governmental decision-making processes on matters concerning the local, national and transboundary environment. It focuses on interactions between the public and public authorities |
Linkages to other policy processes | Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC; Directive 2001/42/EC on Strategic Environmental Assessment" |
Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting (MAR) | Regional, International and NGO's implementation reporting (2005, 2008), meetings of the parties |
Keywords | Information access, public participation, environment, governamental decision making, human rights, environmental rights |
Indicators
The following indicators are relevant to this instrument: