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 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. The Protocol entered into force on 11 July 2010. More »
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23/04/13: First pilot project on post-project analysis under the UNECE Espoo Convention started with Belarus and Ukraine. more»
15/04/13: Advance copy of the report of the twenty-seventh session of the Implementation Committee under the Espoo Convention. more»
18/03/13: Agenda and most other documents available for the meeting of the Working Group on 27-30 May. more»
15/03/13: Switzerland becomes 21st Party to the second amendment. more»
28/02/13: Biannual financial report until 31 December 2012. more»
13/02/13: Informal notes of Bureau meeting. more»
15/11/12: Biannual financial report until 30 June 2012. more»
13/11/12: Presentations of the joint meeting with Aarhus Convention on public participation on 29-30 October. more
25/10/12: Report of the meeting of the Working Group on 24-26 April. more»
10/09/12: Simplified Resource Manual to Support Application of the Protocol. more»
04/09/12: Portugal becomes 25th Party to Protocol. more»
04/06/12: Denmark becomes 24th Party to Protocol. more»
