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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 'Article 7: Public Participation Concerning Plans, Programmes and Policies Relating to the Environment'

A study published in Nature Sustainability underscores the importance of citizen involvement in successfully addressing global biodiversity loss. It outlines methods to enhance participation in…
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat held a conference on 21 October 2024 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s accession to the Aarhus Convention. It was highlighted that Turkmenistan's…
The published critical remarks reflect an expert opinion of NGOs lawyers dealing with environmental protection law that reviewed the 2021 national implementation report and provided critical comments…