This booklet addresses how new international agreements commit the states of Europe and Eurasia to including environmental considerations in the most important decisions made by governments and public authorities. It covers the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment, signed in Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2003 and Articles 7 and 8 of the Aarhus Convention (1998). For hard copies in English or Russian contact [email protected]. Also electronically available in English. Public Participation in Strategic Environmental Decision: Guide for Environmental Citizens Organizations (December 2003), was prepared by Svitlana Kavchenko and is published by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) on behalf of the European ECO Forum (Brussels, Belgium). 32 pages.