Resources Keyword 'SDG Target 11.6'
Effective remedies - Members of the public concerned must be able to ask the court to suspend a challenged permit during the review procedure.
The definition of the public concerned – Individuals living 5 km from an incineration plant and thus at risk of being affected by air pollution were allowed to appeal the permit decision for that…
Naples case study suggests that public participation in decision-making can help create community trust, avoid conflict and develop solutions to improve waste-management.
On-line resource providing information on important ecological sites such as e.g. waste collection points, environment protection organizations, and sites with renewable energy installations.
WIPO GREEN is a network and a database for the promotion of green technologies, services and intellectual property assets.
The four-day international conference ‘Fighting Air Pollution in the Industrial Cities of Europe’, organized by Arnika Association from the Czech Republic, was held in Ostrava. The Ostrava Conference…
Key issue: Denial of legal standing to appeal air quality plans.
Key words: Legal standing, access to justice, air quality plans, particulate matter
Abolition of the Integrated Scheme to Improve Air Quality for the scheduled pollutants in the area of air control management based on the action of the public concerned, which claimed breach of its…
In September 2019, the Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics presented a report (A/HRC/42/41) to the UN Human Rights Council, with fifteen principles to better protect workers from the…
Access to justice for the public concerned to challenge air quality plans