WRI’s new book Voice and Choice: Opening the Door to Environmental Democracy looks at the progress governments have made in providing access to environmental decision-making. In the hope of accelerating this progress, it also identifies hurdles and suggests how to overcome them. The book continues the conversation begun in WRI’s 2002 book Closing the Gap: Information, Participation, and Justice in Decision-Making for the Environment. Voice and Choice captures the research findings and practical experiences of The Access Initiative (TAI)- The world’s largest civil society network working to ensure that people have the right and ability to influence decisions about the natural resources that sustain their communities. Surveys by TAI partners revealed a difference between law and practice in 26 countries. TAI found that implementation of information and participation laws has lagged far behind legal reform.
