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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
Main text of handbook PDF ENG RUS
Article 6 Case Studies LINK
Article 7 Case Studies LINK
Case Studies of Helping People to Participate LINK
Article 6 Case Studies 
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE      
Bulgaria Environmental management system for a furniture production company, Dobrich PDF ENG RUS
Pilot galvanic slime treatment installation, Gorna Oriahovitza PDF ENG RUS
Consideration of the 4 proposed routes for a road crossing of the Dervent pass. PDF ENG RUS
Czech Republic NGO led procedure on an alternative Environmental Impact Assessment procedure for a recreation park in the south Bohemian woodlands. PDF ENG RUS
Large shopping centre within Decin old town centre. PDF ENG RUS
A section of ring road around Havlickuv Brod. PDF ENG RUS
Large Tesco supermarket, Horni Lan. PDF ENG RUS
Estonia Expansion of the Port of Parnu. PDF ENG RUS
Hungary Hazardous waste incinerator, Gare PDF ENG RUS
Land use plan and new industrial facility, Csepreg. PDF ENG RUS
Car battery dismantling facility, Monok PDF ENG RUS
NGO led procedure concerning an underground nuclear waste storage facility, Uveghuta. PDF ENG RUS
NGO led procedure concerning a hazardous waste incinerator, Kengyel. PDF ENG RUS
Hazardous waste disposal site, Kecskemet. PDF ENG RUS
Permanent hazardous waste storage facility, Dunaujvaros. PDF ENG RUS
Poland Wholesale agricultural/ food storage centre, Gdansk. PDF ENG RUS
New landfill for municipal waste, Tychy. PDF ENG RUS
Slovakia Environmental impact assessment for highway between Presov and Hybe. PDF ENG RUS
Extension of motorway, Nitra PDF ENG RUS
Ukraine NGO led procedure concerning illegal landfill construction, Kharkiv. PDF ENG RUS
NGO led procedure to oppose a section of the Berlin - Kiev highway. PDF ENG RUS
United Kingdom Flood defence scheme, Cone Pill and Environment Agency's standard model for public participation procedures for EIA. PDF ENG RUS
Natural liquid gas installation and port installation, Fife. PDF ENG RUS
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Article 7 Case Studies  
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE      
Bulgaria Environmental management system for a furniture production company, Dobrich PDF ENG RUS
Hazardous waste management system for pesticides, Hrishteni PDF ENG RUS
Czech Republic Local Agenda 21 strategy for Kladno PDF ENG RUS
Estonia Long-term water supply to Paide PDF ENG RUS
Strategic Environmental Assessment of Naissaar Island development plan PDF ENG RUS
Initiative to create local sustainable development projects PDF ENG RUS
Hungary Preparation of a local and national environment and health action plan (NEHAP, LEHAP), Gyor. PDF ENG RUS
Land use plan and new industrial facility, Csepreg. PDF ENG RUS
Lithuania Local Agenda 21 strategy for Kaunas PDF ENG RUS
Latvia Strategic environmental assessment for Jurmala town development plan PDF ENG RUS
FYR Macedonia Local environmental action plan (LEAP), Vales PDF ENG RUS
Poland Environmental protection strategy and management plan for Bytom PDF ENG RUS
Environmental protection programme for City of Chelm PDF ENG RUS
Sustainable land use plan for City of Ostrowic Swietokrzyski PDF ENG RUS
Strategic plan for the City of Sopot PDF ENG RUS
Slovakia Strategic environmental assessment of national energy policy PDF ENG RUS
Slovenia Strategic environmental assessment of major transport routes in Slovenia PDF ENG RUS
Sweden Local Agenda 21 programme for Mjolby PDF ENG RUS
Tajikistan Nature protection and sustainable tourism plan, Fanski Mountains PDF ENG RUS
Ukraine National environment and health action plan (NEHAP) PDF ENG RUS
NGO led procedure to oppose a section of the Berlin - Kiev highway. PDF ENG RUS
United Kingdom Local Agenda 21 for the City of Durham. PDF ENG RUS
Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for Newcastle City. PDF ENG RUS
Newcastle City Centre Action Plan to regenerate the town centre. PDF ENG RUS
Expansion of Newcastle City. PDF ENG RUS
Washington New Town sustainable development action plan (Local Agenda 21). PDF ENG RUS
Facilitated discussions ('stakeholder dialogue') in the preparation of Local Environment Agency Plans (LEAPs), Surrey. PDF ENG RUS
Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site Management Plan. PDF ENG RUS
Local Agenda 21 in Croydon. PDF ENG RUS
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Public participation in making local environmental decisions the Aarhus convention Newcastle workshop good practice handbook
Case Studies of Helping People to Participate
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE      
Armenia Training programme for environmental NGOs PDF ENG RUS
Czech Republic Local Agenda 21 strategy for Kladno PDF ENG RUS
Estonia Initiative to create local sustainable development projects PDF ENG RUS
Georgia Arranging television coverage of Georgian Environment Week, Tbilisi PDF ENG RUS
Poland Environmental protection programme for City of Chelm PDF ENG RUS
New landfill for municipal waste, Tychy. PDF ENG RUS
Tajikistan Nature protection and sustainable tourism plan, Fanski Mountains PDF ENG RUS
United Kingdom Local Agenda 21 for the City of Durham. PDF ENG RUS
Natural liquid gas installation and port installation, Fife. PDF ENG RUS
Shell Better Britain Campaign - supports 25,000 local UK environmental NGOs PDF ENG RUS
Environmental Awareness Campaign using the media - 'Turning the Tide', Nottingham PDF ENG RUS
Washington New Town sustainable development action plan (Local Agenda 21). PDF ENG RUS
Setting up an NGO - creation of the NGO 'Community Environmental Educational Development', Sunderland. PDF ENG RUS
Low cost training programme for people to manage public participation procedures - 'Surrey Consensus Building Network'. PDF ENG RUS

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