This contribution by the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication includes discussion and case studies on participation in decision making. It introduces the technique 'Participatory…
The guide aims to help health communicators to become more media-wise, to work actively and effectively with the media to advocate for healthier behaviours, choices and policies. The guide’s 12…
This in-depth assessment of the environmental and security situation in the Ferghana valley was released on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, in Almaty,…
This article reports on Taiwan's deployment of volunteers to serve as environmental guards monitoring compliance with the nation's environmental protection laws. The scheme was introduced…
A local Issues Forum is an online forum like a town hall meeting or public commons whereany citizen, journalist, or elected official can post an idea, ask a question, make a public announcement or…
This Global Agriculture Information Network report outlines the main features of the Law on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) adopted by the Croatian government in May 2005. The new law makes the…
Since its passage in 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been a leading tool for analyzing the impacts of proposed federal agency decisions and providing the affected public a say…
This "Discussion Basis to Inform a Submission by Comhar, the National Sustainable Development Partnership, to the Department of the Environment on the Implementation in Ireland of Directive 2003…
This website is dedicated to technological and institutional issues related to e-rulemaking. It makes research papers, policy documents, conference materials, and key websites accessible to anyone…
The use of the Internet in the United States to solicit and accept public comments in the regulatory rulemaking process has spurred debate about the Internet’s contribution to the democratization of…
