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AARHUS CONVENTION

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

Handbook of good practices in public participation at local level

Public Participation in Making Local Environmental Decisions: The Aarhus Convention Newcastle Workshop Good Practice Handbook

ENGLISH

RUSSIAN


Main text of handbook

Article 6 Case Studies

Article 7 Case Studies

Case Studies of Helping
People to Participate


Main text of handbook

Article 6 Case Studies

Article 7 Case Studies

Case Studies of Helping People to Participate

Article 6 Case Studies

COUNTRY

DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE
ENGLISH
RUSSIAN

Bulgaria

Environmental management system for a furniture production company, Dobrich
Pilot galvanic slime treatment installation, Gorna Oriahovitza
Consideration of the 4 proposed routes for a road crossing of the Dervent pass.

Czech Republic

NGO led procedure on an alternative Environmental Impact Assessment procedure for a recreation park in the south Bohemian woodlands.
Large shopping centre within Decin old town centre.
A section of ring road around Havlickuv Brod.
Large Tesco supermarket, Horni Lan.

Estonia

Expansion of the Port of Parnu.

Hungary

Hazardous waste incinerator, Gare
Land use plan and new industrial facility, Csepreg.
Car battery dismantling facility, Monok
NGO led procedure concerning an underground nuclear waste storage facility, Uveghuta.
NGO led procedure concerning a hazardous waste incinerator, Kengyel.
Hazardous waste disposal site, Kecskemet.
Permanent hazardous waste storage facility, Dunaujvaros.

Poland

Wholesale agricultural/ food storage centre, Gdansk.
New landfill for municipal waste, Tychy.

Slovakia

Environmental impact assessment for highway between Presov and Hybe.
Extension of motorway, Nitra

Ukraine

NGO led procedure concerning illegal landfill construction, Kharkiv.
NGO led procedure to oppose a section of the Berlin - Kiev highway.

United Kingdom

Flood defence scheme, Cone Pill and Environment Agency's standard model for public participation procedures for EIA.
Natural liquid gas installation and port installation, Fife.

Article 7 Case Studies

COUNTRY

DESCRIPTION ENGLISH RUSSIAN

Bulgaria

Environmental management system for a furniture production company, Dobrich BG-01 BG-01
Hazardous waste management system for pesticides, Hrishteni BG-04 BG-04

Czech Republic

Local Agenda 21 strategy for Kladno CZ-05 CZ-05

Estonia

Long-term water supply to Paide EE-02 EE-02
Strategic Environmental Assessment of Naissaar Island development plan EE-03 EE-03
Initiative to create local sustainable development projects EE-04 EE-04

Hungary

Preparation of a local and national environment and health action plan (NEHAP, LEHAP), Gyor. HO-01 HO-01
Land use plan and new industrial facility, Csepreg. HO-03 HO-03

Lithuania

Local Agenda 21 strategy for Kaunas LT-01 LT-01

Latvia

Strategic environmental assessment for Jurmala town development plan LV-01 LV-01

FYR Macedonia

Local environmental action plan (LEAP), Vales MK-01 MK-01

Poland

Environmental protection strategy and management plan for Bytom PO-01 PO-01
Environmental protection programme for City of Chelm PO-02 PO-02
Sustainable land use plan for City of Ostrowic Swietokrzyski PO-04 PO-04
Strategic plan for the City of Sopot PO-05 PO-05

Slovakia

Strategic environmental assessment of national energy policy SK-02 SK-02

Slovenia

Strategic environmental assessment of major transport routes in Slovenia SL-01 SL-01

Sweden

Local Agenda 21 programme for Mjolby SW-01 SW-01

Tajikistan

Nature protection and sustainable tourism plan, Fanski Mountains TJ-01 TJ-01

Ukraine

National environment and health action plan (NEHAP) UA-01 UA-01
NGO led procedure to oppose a section of the Berlin - Kiev highway. UA-03 UA-03

United Kingdom

Local Agenda 21 for the City of Durham. UK-01 UK-01
Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for Newcastle City. UK-03 UK-03
Newcastle City Centre Action Plan to regenerate the town centre. UK-04 UK-04
Expansion of Newcastle City. UK-05 UK-05
Washington New Town sustainable development action plan (Local Agenda 21). UK-09 UK-09
Facilitated discussions ('stakeholder dialogue') in the preparation of Local Environment Agency Plans (LEAPs), Surrey. UK-12 UK-12
Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site Management Plan. UK-13 UK-13
Local Agenda 21 in Croydon. UK-14 UK-14

 

Public participation in making local environmental decisions the Aarhus convention Newcastle workshop good practice handbook

Case Studies of Helping People to Participate

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COUNTRY

DESCRIPTION ENGLISH RUSSIAN

Armenia

Training programme for environmental NGOs AM01 AM01

Czech Republic

Local Agenda 21 strategy for Kladno CZ05 CZ05

Estonia

Initiative to create local sustainable development projects EE04 EE04

Georgia

Arranging television coverage of Georgian Environment Week, Tbilisi GO01 GO01

Poland

Environmental protection programme for City of Chelm PO02 PO02
New landfill for municipal waste, Tychy. PO06 PO06

Tajikistan

Nature protection and sustainable tourism plan, Fanski Mountains TJ01 TJ01

United Kingdom

Local Agenda 21 for the City of Durham. UK01 UK01
Natural liquid gas installation and port installation, Fife. UK06 UK06
Shell Better Britain Campaign - supports 25,000 local UK environmental NGOs UK07 UK07
Environmental Awareness Campaign using the media - 'Turning the Tide', Nottingham UK08 UK08
Washington New Town sustainable development action plan (Local Agenda 21). UK09 UK09
Setting up an NGO - creation of the NGO 'Community Environmental Educational Development', Sunderland. UK10 UK10
Low cost training programme for people to manage public participation procedures - 'Surrey Consensus Building Network'. UK11 UK11