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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 '2017'

This review of the state of the global "alter-globalization" movement finds the movement divided over its political and organizational direction on the eve of the eighth World Social Forum…
Major objectives of automotive product development include continuous improvementsin quality, safety, and the reduction of environmental impact throughout vehicle lifecycle. The use of certain…
This booklet reports on initial experiences across Europe with the Aarhus Convention. The Convention applies across the European Union (EU), at national level. It also applies at EU level, to the EU…