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The process of legislating in the EU to improve access to justice in the field of the environment has been retriggered with the European Commission's launch of a public consultation from 15 July to…
The European Parliament and EU member states have provisionally accepted a new law to clean up the demolition of old EU ships and ensure that materials are recycled in appropriate facilities. It aims…
This article discusses wheter the Chinese government build a park in the way they want regardless of a number of outraged environmentalists participating in puiblic discussions.
IUCN, ICSU and the IPBES Interim Secretariat announces the availability for online review of the draft Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for the implementation of the IPBES work Programme. This…
This article discusses the main barriers to public participation in environmental matters in Belarus. In particular, lack of public participation in the creation of environmental laws as well as…
A new law provisionally agreed on between EP negotiators and EU member states to clean up the scrapping of old EU ships and ensure the materials are recycled in EU-approved facilities worldwide was…
The port of Dunkerque, northern France, has launched a project for informing the general public about environmental issues. The first Sustainability Morning was held on June 18, 2013, bringing…
How can public participation support societal decision making? End Users Conference of the IPPA Project, Prague, 30 September - 1 October, 2013The End Users Conference will focus on how public…
European Platform Against Windfarms (EPAW) is hailing a ruling by the European Court of Justice as a first victory in holding the European Commission accountable for the ‘catastrophic’ results of its…
The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled yesterday that the customary notice to the interpretation of a zoning plan must also include draft-slogan-like information on which environmental…
