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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'

Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders @ForstMichel presented his vision for mandate to protect them under the @UNECE #AarhusConvention, in face of significant risks of…
This policy report considers the implications of the findings by the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee in case ACCC/C/2015/128 that EU failed to comply with article 9 (3) and (4) of the…
The 2022 Aarhus Centres Annual Meeting was held in Vienna and online on 19 and 20 October 2022. The meeting focused on the role of Aarhus Centres in strengthening peace and security, their new…