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6 Feb 2012
Fix costs to save the planet, says Jackson
Friday 03 February 2012 by John Hyde
20 Oct 2011
Aarhus Convention Membership reaches 45
Iceland ratifies far-reaching environmental rights treaty
29 Jun 2011
Fourth Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, 29 June - 1 July 2011, Chisinau, Moldova
Daily web coverage, highlights for Wednesday, 29 June 2011
31 May 2011
Waste management and public participation in Poland: challenges and ways forward
WARSAW – United Nations Special Rapporteur Calin Georgescu warned Tuesday 31 May about the need for wide consultation at the national level over the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Poland.
“Nuclear power is and will remain a controversial topic, and any decision in this regard should be taken on the basis of a wide consultation at the national level,” said Mr. Georgescu at the end of the first visit* to the country by an independent expert designated by the UN Human rights Council to report on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights.
12 Apr 2011
Just released: Report on PRTR in North America
"Taking Stock: North American Pollutant Releases and Transfers", the new publication just issued by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America, provides the most comprehensive picture available of pollutant releases in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The publication features a special chapter on pollutant releases to surface waters and it tracks annual registers of pollutants released by facilities to air, water, land, or injected underground, as well as pollutants transferred for recycling, treatment or disposal.
24 Mar 2011
Human Rights Council adopts resolution extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
On 24th March 2011, the Human Rights Council at its Special Session welcomed the recognition of the right to water and sanitation as a human right directly derived from the right to an adequate standard of living contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for the coming 3 years without a vote. The resolution was sponsored by Germany and Spain with 61 other co-sponsoring countries.
26 Nov 2010
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ratifies PRTR Protocol
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia becomes 27th Party to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR). It joins South-Eastern European countries such as Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia that are already Parties to the Protocol. The instrument of ratification was deposited on 2 November 2010.
12 Nov 2010
Brazilian complaints against EU study on biofuels
The Brazilian association of sugarcane producers (UNICA) has contested the methods used in the EU study on the effect of biofuels crop on land. According to UNICA, those results are incorrect and might be challenged before the World Trade Organization. Moreover, NGOs have argued that the EU strategy on biofuels could lead to more CO2 emissions due to the massive use of forests; furthermore, they started lawsuit against the Commission for denied access to information.
5 Oct 2010
World Bank Launches New Tools to Empower Innovative Solutions to Development Challenges - Launch Gives Public Access to Unfiltered Development Data and Information
Press Release No:2011/120/EXT
WASHINGTON, October 5, 2010 —The World Bank Group is releasing a wide range of tools and technology applications to empower more collaborative and effective solutions to global challenges, as part of the institution’s commitment to "Open Development."
24 Aug 2010
“Portale Acque” launched in Italy
The Italian Ministry of Health promoted “Portale Acque” to improve public access to information related to thermal, mineral, drinking and bathing water
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