The CONGO is an independent, international, not-for-profit membership association of nongovernmental organizations that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions.…
A textual searchable database of Michigan State University containing bibliographic entries on issues related to environmental justice. Visitors can use the keyword search option or browse the titles…
The formulation of this innovative strategy is a direct response to a mandate entrusted to the Organisation of American States (OAS) by the 1996 Bolivia Summit Conference on Sustainable Development.…
Revised version of a paper presented to the 2nd Transatlantic Dialogue on “The Reality of Precaution: Comparing Approaches to Risk and Regulation” (Warrenton/VA, 2002) and the Conference on “Human…
The Centre for Law and the Environment, Faculty of Laws (UCL), is concerned with the potential for using new developments in satellite technology for monitoring and enforcing national, European…
This Internet & ICTs for Social Justice and Development News feature discusses efforts by Central and Eastern European NGOs to introduce the Aarhus Convention at the World Summit on the…
The PRTR ordinance will establish the legal basis that is needed in order to set up a PRTR in Switzerland that fulfils the requirements of the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer…
This report on laws opening government records and processes found that over fifty countries have adopted comprehensive laws to facilitate access and over thirty more were in the process of adoption…
This brief surveys public participation policies across a range of international institutions and environmental agreements to better understand whether opportunities exist for meaningful…
The BE SAFE Precautionary Policy Clearinghouse includes precautionary-based laws, policies, local ordinances and industry agreements on a range of issues, including: environmental precaution,…
