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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

The Scottish Civil Justice Council launched a consultation on draft rules for Protective Expenses Orders. It is possible to take part in the consultation until 23 June 2017 by using the form provided…
Following an earlier request for information on the state of implementation of environmental recovery measures in Camorra, the Cigüeña Negra Ornithological Collective (COCN) has recently received an…
The Constitutional Affairs Committee has agreed on a reform of the Ministry of the Environment. Several legislative amendments, mainly relating to environmental protection, are supposed to reform the…