Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991)
Environmental threats do not respect national borders. Governments have realized that to avert this danger they must notify and consult each other on all major projects under consideration that might have adverse environmental impact across borders. The Espoo Convention is a key step to bringing together all stakeholders to prevent environmental damage before it occurs. The Convention entered into force in 1997 . More »
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kyiv, 2003)
The Protocol entered into force on 11 July 2010
The SEA Protocol augments the Espoo Convention by ensuring that individual Parties integrate environmental assessment into their plans and programmes at the earliest stages – so helping to lay the groundwork for sustainable development. The Protocol also provides for extensive public participation in the governmental decision-making process. More »
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News about Convention: 8/2/12: Informal notes of Bureau meeting now available. More » ... 1/2/12: Biannual financial report to end 2011 now available. More » ... 11/1/12: Poland became the 19th Party to the second amendment. More » ... 4/1/12: You and the Espoo Convention - now available in Russian (see Publications on left) ... 30/11/11: New electronic publication -- the (third) review of implementation (see Publications on left) ... 9/11/11: UNECE workshop to help mainstream environmental concerns into Uzbek Government plans and policies opens in Tashkent More » ... 17/8/11: Advance copies of all decisions taken by the Meeting of the Parties available in English. More » ... 27/6/11: Parties issue caution to Ukraine, recognize planning tool for greening the economy and examine nuclear energy projects. More » ... 23/6/11: UNECE welcomes the Russian Federation's intention to ratify the Aarhus and Espoo environmental conventions. More » ... 14/6/11: Parties to Espoo Convention take stock of 20 years of transboundary EIA in UNECE region. More » ... 31/5/11: Russia’s nuclear power company agrees to consult with neighbours on environmental impacts within framework of Convention. More »
News about Protocol: 30/11/11: New electronic publication -- resource manual to support application of the Protocol (see Publications on left) ... 3/10/11: Prague Conference acknowledges added value of Protocol in fostering sustainable development. More » ... 21/6/11: Poland becomes 23rd Party to the Protocol. More » ... 22/3/11: Lithuania becomes 22nd Party to Protocol. More » ... 24/1/11: Armenia becomes 21st Party to Protocol. More » ... 26/11/10: Hungary becomes 20th Party to Protocol. More » ... 8/7/10: Serbia becomes 19th Party to Protocol. More » ... 6/7/10: Press release on entry into force. More » ... 23/4/10: Slovenia becomes 18th Party to Protocol. More »
