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HEADLINES: 2009
18 Dec 2009
Swiss donation promotes ratification of PRTR Protocol in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Swiss donation to PRTR work programme contributes to building capacity toward ratification in Signatory states to the Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
18 Dec 2009
Aarhus Convention secretariat demonstrates online European pollutants map using Google at Copenhagen Climate Conference
At the Republic of Armenia side event to UNFCCC CoP-15, UNECE launched an online map showing more than 40,000 facilities emitting greenhouse gases and other major pollutants
2 Dec 2009
Georgian, UN and NGO experts meet to discuss design of model pollutant release and transfer register
Georgia prepares national pollutant register under SAICM Quick Start Programme
2 Dec 2009
Montenegro becomes 44th Party to the Aarhus Convention
Montenegro is the ninth country to accede to the 1998 environmental democracy treaty
1 Dec 2009
Concerns mount over cyanide rush in Bulgarian mining projects
NGO coalition calls upon the European Commission to ensure EBRD-financed projects hold public consultations in line with the Aarhus Convention
30 Nov 2009
Western Hungarian town files UN complaint over Austrian incinerator
Hungarian communication considered "preliminarily admissible" by Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
30 Nov 2009
Enterprises in region of eastern Kazakhstan report electronically in first pilot pollutant release and transfer register project
NGOs launch software to support pilot PRTR reporting
25 Nov 2009
OSCE Centre in Astana supports launch of pilot pollutant release and transfer register
Pilot project supported by NGO Greenwomen and the European ECO Forum
17 Nov 2009
World Bank announces landmark policy on access to information
New access to information policy predisposes Bank toward disclosure
9 Nov 2009
New European register gives public access to information emissions from European industrial facilities
"To achieve the public participation objective set by the Aarhus Convention, people first need to know what is happening to their environment", says EEA Executive Director McGlade
5 Nov 2009
Armenian Ministries, Aarhus Centres dialogue on Aarhus Convention implementation at local level
Securing environmental rights at the municipal level was focus of OSCE seminar held from 4 to 5 November 2009
5 Nov 2009
Greenpeace Romania wins lawsuit against the Romanian Ministry of Economy on location of future nuclear power plants
Greenpeace cites rights under the Romanian Constitution and the Aarhus Convention is suit over access to information about possible location of future nuclear power plants in Romania
3 Nov 2009
Revision of the "Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research" consultation paper
Public consultation will be open from Tuesday 20 October 2009 up to Sunday 3 January 2010
30 Oct 2009
ICANN Bringing the Languages of the World to the Global Internet
Fast Track Process for Internationalized Domain Names Launches on 16 November 2009
27 Oct 2009
Public consultation on World Bank Group's Environment Strategy 2010 launched
Strategy aims to instill a new set of principles and an approach for achieving the environmental sustainability of the World Bank Group’s portfolio
26 Oct 2009
Sunchild International Environmental Festival adds Audiance Award in recognition of the Aarhus Convention
Festival will engage the Armenia public on ecological issues
26 Oct 2009
Call for papers to 8th Eastern European eGovernment Days 2010: eGovernment as a Service
eGvernment Day 2010 will be held from 22 to 23 April 2010 in Prague
24 Oct 2009
North American PRTR forum highlights online tools for access to pollutant data
Commission for Environmental Cooperation Consultative Group Meeting will demonstate online mapping of North American PRTRs in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 10–11 November 2009
13 Oct 2009
Portugal, Czech Republic join growing list of Parties to PRTR Protocol
Portugal deposits ratification to the Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers as instrument enters into force
7 Oct 2009
New treaty on pollutants enters into force on 8 October
Ratified by 20 countries and the European Community, Kiev Protocol on PRTR becomes international law
7 Oct 2009
Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers: the Kiev Protocol and its implementation by the EU
Lunch-time policy forum spotlights entry into force of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
1 Oct 2009
OSCE opens Aarhus Centre in the Caspian Sea region
Aarhus Centre in Atyrau, Kazakhstan will promote implementation of the UNECE Aarhus Convention in Central Asia
30 Sep 2009
Spain ratifies the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Spain joins list of European countries having ratified the pollutant right-to-know instrument
30 Sep 2009
U.S. Companies Required to Report Greenhouse Gas Pollution
Ten thousand U.S. facilities are expected to report their greenouse emissions. Register will support future carbon trading scheme and strengthen public right-to-know
30 Sep 2009
Journée de droit de l'environnement
L'accès à l'information et à la justice en droit de l'environnement: état des lieux et perspectives ouvertes par la Convention d'Aarhus
29 Sep 2009
Uniformisation des informations sur les polluants et les déchets au plan international
Le Protocole sur les registres des rejets et transferts de polluants entrera en vigueur le 8 octobre 2009, après avoir été ratifié par seize pays, dont la Suisse. Cela entraînera une uniformisation de l'information sur les rejets de polluants au plan international
28 Sep 2009
Elaboration of a model for creation and operation of national PRTR is launched in Georgia
SAICM Quick Start Programme supports Pollutant Release and Transfer Register development
19 Sep 2009
Chemical industry releases 2009 Responsible Care partner performance data for public evaluation
Chemical associations release supply chain partners'environmental performance data under voluntary initiative
16 Sep 2009
European Count rules Ireland failed to comply with Community's public participation directive
Irish road construction decision breached European Union public participation and environmental assessment requirements
7 Sep 2009
Nominations open for Expert Group on a Communication Strategy
Experts to draft a communication strategy for the Aarhus Convention
31 Aug 2009
Consultation on the legal framework for the fundamental right to protection of personal data
EU requests public input on personal data protection by 31 December 2009
24 Aug 2009
Serbia ratifies the Aarhus Convention
Serbia's accession raises to 43 number of Parties to the Aarhus Convention
19 Jul 2009
Protocol on PRTR reaches threshold for entry into force
France and Hungary add their names to list of Parties to the Protocol
10 Jul 2009
Aarhus Parties agree terms for task force on public participation
At the eleventh meeting of the Working Group of the Parties (Geneva, 8-10 July 2009), a new task force on public participation received the endorsement of the Parties
22 Jun 2009
Authorities informed about risks of mining project in Alba County, Romania
NGOs claim violation of EC directives and Aarhus Convention in Romanian mining case
22 Jun 2009
12 of 47 member States of the Council of Europe signed the Convention on Access to Official Documents
Civil society organizations question some countries commitment to the first international binding legal instrument that recognizes a general right of access to official documents held by public authorities
15 Jun 2009
European Investment Bank invites public comment on transparency policies
Civil society organizations preparing to challenge European Investment Bank's Public Disclosure Policy
11 Jun 2009
Online lecture linking sustainable consumption and production to local action
First in series of Wuppertal Institute online lectures will take place on 17 June 2009 at 4.30pm Central European Time
3 Jun 2009
GEF project supports developing national pollutant registers for reporting on POPs
National PRTRs are expected to help the Parties to the Stockholm Convention reporting on their inventories of POPs
28 May 2009
Climate information showcased at UN workshop in Stockholm
Aarhus Convention and UNITAR offer assistance at UNFCCC Climate Information workshop
27 May 2009
Germany set to launch national pollutant release and transfer register
From 3 June 2009, the German public can access PRTR information free of charge on a national website
27 May 2009
New Ukrainian regulation requires labeling of GMO products
Ukraine takes steps to make GMO product information is avaiable to the public and consumers
27 May 2009
Aarhus and Access to Justice: Does the EC meet the grade?
Event will launch IEEP report on access to environmental justice in the European Community
22 May 2009
Caucasus FOI Advocates Discuss Common Problems and Plan Cooperation
May 2009 Workshop in Georgia Compares FOI Laws and Practices Across Region
21 May 2009
OSCE Office supports conference promoting registers of pollutant release and transfers
International conference adopted resolution calling for cooprdinated capacity-building for Central Asia Republics seeking to implement the Kiev Protocol on PRTRs to the Aarhus Convention
12 May 2009
Tutu calls for commitment to non-violence in Shell row
Irish community groups engaged in direct talks with Shell and the Government claim Ireland’s failure to ratify the Aarhus Convention made the cost of legal action a deterrent for residents
11 May 2009
UNECE works to combat climate change
Aarhus Convention and Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers among UNECE instruments tackling climate change
11 May 2009
International conference debates emerging issues in chemicals management
ICCM side event examined how national and regional pollutant registers support SAICM Global Plan of Action
11 May 2009
PRTRs highlighted as support for SAICM and multilateral environmental agreements
International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) side event drew links between pollutant registers and Stockholm POPs, Basel and Climate Change Conventions
11 May 2009
"The Ecological Footprint: Achieving Systems Change" public lecture
Living beyond our ecological means, it's time to right the books on our use of nature
6 May 2009
World Bank Global Development Marketplace call for proposals on climate adaptation
By 18 May 2009 deadline civil society organizations may apply for in-country climate risk and adaptation project funding
26 Apr 2009
Chile´s new transparency law comes into force
Law establishes watchdog agency, provides access to justice to enforce citizen´s right to information
24 Apr 2009
Finland ratifies the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Protocol gains its fifteenth Party
1 Apr 2009
UNECE debates the role of the Aarhus Convention in addressing the challenges of climate change
"Involving the public is not a choice but a necessity", says Executive Secretary Ján Kubiš
28 Mar 2009
Malta Authority and Austrian Environment Agency issue guidelines with practical advice for the public and civil servants
European Union twinning project between two Parties promotes implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Malta
25 Mar 2009
New U.S. guidelines released on handling of Freedom of Information Act requests
New set of guidelines to federal agencies on implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) are expected to speed processing of citizens' requests
18 Mar 2009
It’s up to YOU! Can public participation lead to better water management?
5th World Water Forum session explores the possibility of developing international guidelines on a participatory approach in water management
16 Mar 2009
Belgium and Lithuania ratify the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Entry into force looms on the horizon as the Protocol picks up two more ratifications
6 Mar 2009
The 7 Aarhus Statements on Climate Change
Beyond Kyoto Conference calls on the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change to empower the participation of citizens in decision-making
26 Feb 2009
European eParticipation Day demonstrates benefits of ICT for citizens
Empowering EU citizens session will look at strengthening citizens' and youth participation in decision-making
19 Feb 2009
Information on pollutants and waste from large Swiss companies now visible on the Internet
Bern - Switzerland has made an international commitment to provide public access to information about pollutant releases and transfers. Starting today, data reported for 2007 by approximately 200 facilities can be viewed on the Internet site of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN).
12 Feb 2009
La protection effective de l'environnement : la mise en oeurver de la Convention d’Aarhus
Ecole nationale de la magistrature, 3 ter quai aux fleurs 75004 PARIS, Jeudi 26 au 27 mars 2009
6 Feb 2009
Establishment of the International Centre for the Advancement of Human Rights in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centre's opening will cap 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights
30 Jan 2009
Russian translation of Guidance on Implementation of the Protocol on PRTRs released
An electronic version of the Guidance on Implementation of the Protocol on PRTRs in the Russian language is now available on the Convention's website
22 Jan 2009
UNEP Governing Council to consider adoption of principle 10 national guidelines
Aarhus Convention Bureau draws attention to UNEP initiative to promote implementation of principle 10 globally
22 Jan 2009
Aarhus Centres meet to strengthen Convention implementation and build communication networks
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) hosted regional meeting of Aarhus Centres in Vienna
19 Jan 2009
Call for applications to Justice Initiative Fellows Programme
Programme at Central European University (2009–2011 session) to further develop network of lawyers and human rights activists among NGOs
16 Jan 2009
Kyrgyz Parliament approves new national Environmental Code
Kyrgyzstan's Jogorku Kenesh adopted the Environmental Code on 15 January 2009, after consultation with non-governmental organizations
8 Jan 2009
Launch of BASESwiki: On-line resource on access to non-judicial remedy
A new Business and Society Exploring Solution (BASES) dispute resolution community - www.baseswiki.org - has been launched by John Ruggie, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights
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