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AARHUS CONVENTION

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


Guidance

The following publications are available on-line in pdf format.
For hard copies, please contact the
.Secretariat.

Aarhus Convention Implementation Guide (2000) Eng Fre Rus

Simplified Guide to the Convention (2006) Eng Fre Rus


The following additional guidance documents are available in pdf
.format in English, French and Russian.

Almaty Guidelines on Promoting the Application of the Principles of the Aarhus Convention in International Forums (2005) Eng Fre Rus
Annex to decision II/4

Draft guidance for national nodes of the Aarhus clearinghouse mechanism (2006) - Eng Fre Rus

Guidance on reporting requirements
(2007) - Eng Fre Rus

Guidelines on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice with Respect to Genetically Modified Organisms Implementation
(2003)
- Eng Fre Rus

Annex to decision II/1 on genetically modified organisms

Recommendations on the more effective use of electronic.information tools to provide public access to environmental information (2005) - Eng Fre Rus
Annex to decision II/3 on electronic information tools and the clearing-house mechanism


The following guidance is available in pdf.format in English only.

Guidance Document on Aarhus Convention Compliance Mechanism (2006)


Submitted for publication

The following document has been adopted by its respective subsidiary body and submitted for translation and publication by the United Nations Organization:

Guidance on Implementation of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (2007; resubmitted for publication 2008)


Other regional publications*


Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe

Handbook on Access to Justice under the Aarhus Convention - Eng

Implementing the Aarhus Convention: Resource Materials for Officials and Civil Society in the Eastern Europe Caucasus Region (2004) - Eng

The following titles in the series are available from the REC website:

Implementing the Aarhus Convention: A User Guide for Civil.Society in the Eastern Europe and Caucasus Region (2004)

Developing and delivering training on the Aarhus Convention.for Officials: A Manual for Trainers (2004)

Developing and Delivering Training on the Aarhus Convention..for Civil Society: A Manual for Trainers (2004)
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European ECO Forum
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What is the Aarhus Convention?
¿Qué es el Conventio de Aarhus? - en español /in Spanish

Public Participation in Strategic Environmental Decisions: Guide for Environmental Citizens Organizations - Eng Rus

The Nest of Justice
Resource & Analysis Center "Society and Environment" and European ECO Forum

Your Right to Know About Sources of Pollution


European Environment Bureau (EEB)

Your rights under the Environmental Legislation of the EU

Vos droits sous la legislation environnementale de l'UE

CEE Bankwatch Network

Citizens' guide to European complaint mechanism (2006) - Eng


Further publications


Other publications related to implementation of the Convention may be found on the web page National publications.



* Disclaimer:
The above-listed other regional publications are not official documents of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). They have not been endorsed by UNECE, the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Aarhus Convention, or any of its subsidiary bodies. UNECE assumes no responsibility for the absolute accuracy of the information presented in these publications; nor for errors, typographical or otherwise; omissions; losses, damages, incorrect citations, non-cited sources, etc. resulting from the use of the data or information presented therein.