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The report calls for the notion of 'public participation' to be put aside in favour of what its authors call 'participatory planning'. The report calls for experiments in using third parties to 'pre-…
The Development Gateway Foundation provides innovative, web-basedsolutions for efficient government and effective aid in developingcountries. Programs and services include web-based government…
Civil Society Observer is a bi-monthly information service for the UN and Civil Society. It provides information about UN and civil society initiatives in every part of the world. A special section…
The Espoo Convention is intended to promote international cooperation in assessing the likely impact of a proposed activity on the environment. It ensures that explicit consideration is given to…
Civic self-determination and ecological sustainability are widely accepted as two of the most important public goals. This book explains how they can be combined. Using case studies from around the…
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia written collaboratively by many of its readers. Wikipedia's entry on the Aarhus Convention was originally posted in 2004. It has been updated or reedited more than a…
This note provides an overview of a joint University of Cape Town-UNITAR research project to identify lessons learned of involving the public in environmental decision-making in the new South Africa…
Uganda's Access to Information Act, adopted in 2005, prescribes the classes of information and procedure for obtaining access to that information by citizens. The Act is pursuant to Article 41…
The Czech national node of the Aarhus Clearinghouse. With an introduction to the Aarhus Convention, library of key documents, and links to the Czech National Focal Point, Czech Ministries and civil…
The Access Initiative is a global civil society network promoting public access to information, participation, and justice in decision-making that affects the environment. The TAI Assessment Toolkit…
