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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

Requested information regarding water extraction permits in Andalusia was not disclosed even though Spain ratified the Aarhus Convention in 2004 and is required to allow access to environmental…
The article examines the draft Trade Secrets Directive and the severe threat to freedom of information on the health and environmental impact of company?s operation. On the contrary, the EU is a…
Access to justice - private parties cannot rely on article 9, para. 3, of the Convention in order to challenge the legality of EU acts before the General Court or the Court of Justice.