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WELCOME TO THE AARHUS CLEARINGHOUSE
Welcome to the Aarhus Clearinghouse for Environmental Democracy.
This web portal showcases information on laws and practices relevant to the public's right to:
• access environmental information
• participate in environmental decision-making, and
• achieve justice on environmental matters

The Aarhus Clearinghouse provides information relevant to the implementation of Principle 10 of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development at the global and regional level, as well as national levels all over the world. It also facilitates the collection, dissemination and exchange of information related to the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (in short: Aarhus Convention).

LATEST NEWS & RESOURCES 'transparency'

Criticism against insufficient possibilities for public participation has been raised in relation to plans of mechanically harvesting kelp seaweed in Bantry Bay, Ireland.
Members of the European parliament have lodged a complaint against the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in the Court of Justice of the EU, claiming that the agency has failed to give them access to…
Why and how to get involved in this summer’s major UN event on the Global Goals in New York.