This Guidance Document developed by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Commission for Europe (UNECE) provides assistance in assessing national situations and capacities concerning the implementation of the Aarhus Convention through a process that involves interested parties at the country level. It aims to assist countries in documenting and taking steps to strengthen national capacities for implementation of the Convention and contains suggestions to prepare a National Profile, which provides an overview and documents strengths and weaknesses of national access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice schemes related to environmental matters. In English and Russian.(Original source: http://www.unitar.org/egp/aarhus-convention-pilot-projects/aarhus-conve…)
