This synthesis report has been prepared primarily on the basis of the nationalimplementation reports submitted by Parties to the Convention and will be presented to the second meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, 25-27 May 2005. Not all Parties submitted reports and the reports that were submitted did not always contain sufficient information to enable a thorough assessment of the implementation of some provisions of the Convention. Chapter I briefly describes the procedural aspectsof the first reporting cycle, including the number of reports submitted, by which countries andthe procedures adopted. Chapter II attempts to identify some regional trends in implementation.Chapter III provides a thematic review of implementation. In English with French and Russian versions pending.
