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

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
Duration:	1998 - ongoing
Legal status:	Legally binding
Scope:	Global
Language:	English, French
Target(s):	Public access to environmental information
Policy area:	Environment
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.

name	content
Objective	To keep citizens informed about and involved in environmental matters and to improve the application of environmental legislation
Linkages to policy processes	The Aarhus Convention
Monitoring, assessing and reporting	Meeting of the Parties
Keywords	Aarhus Convention, environmental policy and legislation, environmental information, information services, public participation, access to information