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HEADLINES: 2008
23 Dec 2008
Global Partnership Facility offers new funds to support civic society organizations
World Bank, others to support CSOs with new $65 million fund
16 Dec 2008
Finland and Sweden denounce new EU transparency rules
Finnish, Swedish ministers object to European Commission proposal to limit access to EU documents
12 Dec 2008
Kyrgyzstan: GEF Small Grants Programme deadline announced
Non-profit and non-governmental applications due by 3 January 2009
27 Nov 2008
Aarhus capacity-building coordination group shares initiatives, looks for strategic collaborations
10 leading capacity-building partner organizations examine objectives of the new Strategic Plan for promoting the Convention and Protocol on PRTR
26 Nov 2008
PRTR Protocol pace of ratification heats up after Riga MOP
Working Group on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers proposes first Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol be held early in 2010
18 Oct 2008
Denmark and Sweden ratify the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Action by 3 Nordic countries and Croatia since MOP-3 raise the prospect of entry into force of the Protocol by 2009
3 Oct 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina accedes to the Aarhus Convention
Bosnia and Herzegovina set to become the 42nd Party to the environmental democracy treaty
29 Sep 2008
Mexico among countries around the globe celebrating progress on Right-to-Know
Survey shows 86 countries and autonomous jurisdictions have enacted freedom of information law guaranteeing the right of access to government-held information
18 Sep 2008
Conference on the Role of Information in an Age of Climate Change celebrates the Aarhus Convention
Conference will mark the 10th anniversary of adoption of the Convention in Aarhus, Denmark, and raise awareness of public's role in Climate Change debates
18 Sep 2008
U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues draft guidance on regulating genetically engineered animals
Public comment invited on application of new animal drug provisions of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
16 Sep 2008
Critical report released on draft Council of Europe convention on access to official documents
Parliamentary report issues "rare" request to send back draft convention for further consideration
15 Sep 2008
HELCOM launches hazardous substances study
HELCOM has set zero-emission target for all hazardous substances in the Baltic sea by 2020, including those covered by the Kiev Protocol on PRTRs
3 Sep 2008
National framework for greater citizen engagement
A discussion paper setting out the United Kingdom government's commitment to explore new methods of involving the public in debates and decision-making on national issues was launched in July 2008
13 Aug 2008
Chile becomes latest Latin American nation to enact FOIA law
Law on Transparency of Public Functions and Access to Information of the Agencies of State signed by President Michelle Bachelet
18 Jul 2008
Council of Europe Assembly appoints Rapporteur to prepare opinion on draft Convention on Access to Official Documents
11 Jul 2008
France to come up with concrete solutions to EU's GMO muddle
Evaluation process for the authorization of genetically modified organisms is not transparent enough, according to French Secretary of State for Ecology
8 Jul 2008
The Court of Justice of the European Community authorizes access to legal advice given to the Council on legislative questions
European Community Court finds that the transparency of the legislative process and strengthening of democratic rights of European citizens justify disclosure of legal advice
1 Jul 2008
Forum for the Future of Democracy call for applications
"e-democracy" is the main theme of the annual session of the Forum for the Future of Democracy (Madrid, Spain, 15-17 October 2008)
25 Jun 2008
Aarhus celebrates tenth anniversary
The Aarhus Convention celebrates ten years of progress yet faces challenges to achieving participatory democracy for the environment
13 Jun 2008
Aarhus Parties commit to strengthening environmental democracy in the UNECE region and beyond
The Meeting of the Parties elects Deputy Minister of the Environment Jan Dusik as chairman up until its fourth meeting in Moldova in 2011
11 Jun 2008
Partners stage side events on Aarhus Information Centres, chemicals management, compliance and funding at opening of third Meeting of the Parties
Greening information technology, public participation research and a simulation addressing landscape preservation are among the topics covered by MOP3 side events
11 Jun 2008
Parties to the world’s most far-reaching treaty on public participation and environmental rights meet in Latvia
Third Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention to be held from 11 to 13 June 2008 in Riga, Latvia
8 Jun 2008
Austria, Hungary, Latvia and Norway approve GMO amendment as Parties prepare article 14 debate
Meeting of the Parties debate on interpretation of article 14 of the Convention may impact timing of entry into force
8 Jun 2008
Aarhus Centre representatives from seven countries plan progress in Riga
OSCE hosts side event profiling 'Aarhus' Public Environmental Information Centres
5 Jun 2008
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management spotlights public participation in achievement of 2020 WSSD goal
SAICM Secretariat and UN organizations seek to raise awareness of Aarhus principles in chemicals policy domain
29 May 2008
Environmental Democracy Treaty Prepares to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Third Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention opens on 11 June 2008 in Riga, Latvia
7 May 2008
MOP registration deadline extended
Participants needing entry visas should register by 7 May, others by 18 May 2008
6 May 2008
Aarhus at Ten Conference examines tensions between International and EU environmental law
Centre for Environmental Law of the University of Amsterdam to hold international conference on 25 June 2008
21 Apr 2008
Deadline to register Riga side events approaches
28 April is the deadline to submit applications for rooms for side events being organized for the third meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, in Riga, Latvia, 11-13 June 2008
1 Apr 2008
Latvian Host launches Aarhus Meeting of the Parties website
Host Country website www.aarhusmop3.org to feature translation of MOP3 proceedings online into four European languages
13 Mar 2008
UN, European officers plan global initiatives to promote implementation of the Kiev Protocol on PRTRs
Third meeting of the International Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) Coordinating Group addressed capacity-building projects in the Central Asia region
12 Mar 2008
Amsterdam Centre for Environmental Law Organizes International Conference to Mark 10th Anniversary of the Aarhus Convention
Interactions and tensions between conventional international law and European Union environmental law to be explored at University of Amsterdam-hosted event, 25 June 2008
4 Mar 2008
EBRD releases draft Environmental and Social Policy for public comment
Obligation to inform stakeholders about potential project impacts included in Bank's draft policy statement
26 Feb 2008
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invites comments on Public Information Policy
Specific commitments relating to disclosure of environmental information would be included in revised Policy
26 Feb 2008
Spain ratifies GMO amendment
Attracting its fourth ratification this month, the GMO amendment quickens pace toward its entry into force
22 Feb 2008
UN Office of Legal Affairs advises Basel Parties on interpretation of Convention's amendment procedure
Ambiguity in Basel Convention's article 17 raises similar issues facing article 14 of the Aarhus Convention
18 Feb 2008
Convention's GMO amendment gains five ratifications, PRTR Protocol adds one acceptance
Sixth ratification of Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers contributes to prospect of entry into force by 2009
18 Feb 2008
Council of Europe Human Rights Committee to consider NGOs' objections to draft treaty on Access to Information
Draft of world's first treaty recognizing the public's general right of access to government-held information under scrutiny by human rights advocates
12 Feb 2008
Commission proposes to improve and streamline the European system for collecting, analysing and reporting environmental information
European citizens will be empowered to make informed decisions on their environment and influence public policy by the EU Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS)
23 Jan 2008
Biosafety Clearing-House invites applicants for training workshop
Workshop for BCH National Focal Points will be held 9-10 May 2008, prior to the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol
21 Jan 2008
Reform of U.S. Freedom of Information Act creates information ombudsman
Legislation aims to cut delays in Government's response to citizen requests for information
2 Jan 2008
Secretariat releases three new translations of the Protocol on PRTRs
Dutch, Macedonian / Makedonski and Spanish texts available on the Aarhus Convention's website
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