The third Newsletter in the series focuses on public consultation and transparency. In particular, it looks at how the EBRD consults with local communities and how the Bank monitors corruption in its…
The Initiative for eParticipation's second study on citizen participation over the internet analyzed the websites of all 83 German cities above a population of 100,000. A ranking system was…
This publication contains information about citizens' rights for participation in everyday issues of environmental decision-making and on how the public can influence these processes. This…
The web page contains EU decisions related to the European Community's ratification of the Aarhus Convention in 2006, in 20 national languages. Also included are studies on Access to Justice in…
This note covers a Danish-supported project to develop a legal and cost benefit assessment of accession of Russian Federation to the Aarhus Convention as well as to elaborate a legal definition of…
This note by the Executive Secretary to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity addresses options for cooperation with the Aarhus Convention in promoting public…
How can you judge the quality of the water that comes out of your tap or the air you breathe? Is it better or worse than in other neighbourhoods? How well does it conform to the government's…
This policy brief maps out a process for undertaking Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) of biotechnology investments. The SEA methodology includes qualitative and quantitative analysis,…
The CIPAST-Project aims at bringing together different families of experienced actors from organizations with significant experiences in the use of participatory procedures in scientific and…
A participatory approach advocates actively involving ‘the public’ in decision-making processes, whereby the relevant‘public’ depends upon the topic being addressed. This publication aims to create a…
