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The Convention on Biological Diversity has established a "Clearing-House Mechanism" to ensure that all governments have access to the information and technologies they need for their work…
Start here to find out more about pollutant releases, disposal, recycling and pollution in local communities by companies and organizations in Canada. Visit the NPRI website for technical reports,…
This review describes HELI's overriding mission to facilitate better access at country level to existing knowledge, tools and methods for making good policy decisions on environment and health.…
The site provides a clearinghouse of guidance manuals/documents of release estimation techniques for the principal pollutant release and transfer registries developed by OECD member countries. The…
PollutionWatch is a public source of information about the toxic pollution that facilities release in Canadian communities. On this web site, you can search for polluters in communities by postal…
PollutionWatch is a source of information about the toxic pollution that facilities release in Canadian communities. On this web site, you can search by postal code for polluters in local areas;…
CELA is a non-profit, public interest organization established to use existing Canadian and international laws to protect the environment and to advocate environmental law reforms. It is also a free…
The Conservation Commons is a collaborative effort to improve open access to, and unrestricted use of, data, information, and knowledge related to the conservation of biodiversity. It encourages…
Sierra Club of Canada grades governments in Canada on commitments first made at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. To broaden the scope of measurable government promises, the RIO report card…
Some exemptions to public authority obligations to respond to information requests are subject to a public interest test (eg Aarhus Convention, Art. 4, paragraph 4). Such a test requires the decision…