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Resources 'Article 5: Collection and dissemination of Environmental Information'

The published critical remarks reflect an expert opinion of NGOs lawyers dealing with environmental protection law that reviewed the 2017 national implementation report and provided critical comments…
Publication of environmental information by banks – a study commissioned by the European Parliament Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS)This study examines the proactive…
The article highlights the importance of building and sharing diverse knowledge about the disaster risk of tailings dams. There have been 63 notable tailings dam failures between 1990 and…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) launched the Words into Action publications as a series of guidelines, based on global expertise, communities of practice and networks of…
The draft UNECE Policy Recommendation No. 49: 'Transparency at Scale' is currently open for public review. Recommendation 49 was born out of the increasing demand for policy action that ensures…
UNECE Task Force on Access to Information / EIT Case StudyBrief descriptionThis tool provides public access to information about atmospheric pollutants: (i) Measurements of concentrations of…
UNECE Task Force on Access to Information / EIT Case StudyBrief descriptionThis tool provides access to documents relating to the water management plans and information on surface and ground waters…
UNECE Task Force on Access to Information / EIT Case StudyInteractive Information and Web Counter for Public Consultation and Decisions (Including Appeals) on Ongoing Environmental PermitsDescription…
This report aims to strengthen civil society groups and the public's awareness of the need for integrated data and monitoring of toxic pollution, its sources, and its impacts on human health and the…
The report examines legal frameworks in selected EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal) to assess whether they ensure…