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AARHUS CONVENTION

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


Media


Introduction to the Aarhus Convention




Delivered by Mr. Jeremy Wates, Secretary to the Convention


UNECE Weekly

2008

Five new ratifications of the Genetically Modified Organisms amendment ... and one new ratification of the Protocol on PRTRs are announced
(March 2008)

2007

eTools experts see technology changing the regulatory environment
(December 2007)


Mini-conference poster

Mini-conference on Agenda 21 and the Information Society
(December 2007)

Internet Gover
nance Forum / Best practice forum
(November 2007)

Task Force on Access to Justice
(September 2007)

Involving the public in international forums dealing with environmental matters (July 2007)

Managing the environmental footprint of the Information Society

(May 2007)



2006

Aarhus compliance review leads to debate on access to justice in Belgium (July 2006)


Switzerland creates pollutant register (June 2006)

European Community ratifies pollutant right to know treaty (March 2006)


2005

E Task Force explores smelly topics (November 2005)

Environmental rights body pushes forward environmental democracy agenda (May/June 2005)

Pollution release and transfer registers (April 2005)

Aarhus Convention compliance body to submit findings of non-compliance for decision by Meeting of the Parties (March 2005)

Aarhus Convention: Further work foreseen on narrowing proposals for GMO amendment (March 2005)

Aarhus Clearinghouse (August/September 2005)


2004

Pollution registers as key public information tool (July 2004)

Involving the public in international processes: Aarhus body explores possibility of guidelines (June 2004)


2003

Environmental democracy discussed at WSIS (December 2003)

Information and Communication Technologies for Environmental Democracy (December 2003)

Aarhus package adopted by European Commission (November 2003)

Genetically modified organisms and the role of the public (October 2003)

New environmental protocols signed (May 2003)

UNECE addresses public's right to know about GMOs (April 2003)

Public to play a role in enforcing international law (March 2003)

Access to Justice (March 2003)

New UNECE treaty to make the environment part of strategic decision-making (February 2003)


Agreement on pollution information disclosure treaty (February 2003)



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