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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 'North America'

The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) is celebrated annually on 22 May to commemorate the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 22 May 1992. The theme for the…
This baseline study by the Council of Europe highlights the negative impact of environmental harms on human rights in South-East Europe and emphasizes the need for a human rights framework to support…
The publication, authored by a group of experts in environmental law, provides an in-depth analysis of the Aarhus Convention application in South-Eastern Europe, examining its challenges and…