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Environmental issues are best handled with the participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level. At the national level, each individual shall have appropriate access to information concerning the environment that is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and the opportunity to participate in decision-making processes. States shall facilitate and encourage public awareness and participation by making information widely available. Effective access to judicial and administrative proceedings, including redress and remedy, shall be provided (Source: Rio Principle 10)
Public participation is the process by which an organization consults with interested or affected individuals, organizations, and government entities before making a decision. Public participation is two-way communication and collaborative problem solving with the goal of achieving better and more acceptable decisions. Public participation prevents or minimizes disputes by creating a process for resolving issues before they become polarized. (Source: International Association of Publica Participation)
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with participation publique
Convention sur la diversité biologique | 1 article or paragraph | |
Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d'extinction | 1 article or paragraph | |
Convention de Stockholm | 3 articles and paragraphs | |
Protocole de Cartagena | 1 article or paragraph | |
Accord sur la conservation des oiseaux d'eau migrateurs d'Afrique-Eurasie | 1 article or paragraph | |
Traité international sur les ressources phytogénétiques pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture | 1 article or paragraph | |
Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques | 1 article or paragraph | |
La Convention du patrimoine mondial | 2 decisions | |
Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification | 3 articles and paragraphs | |
Prevention and Emergency Protocol | 1 article or paragraph | |
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol | 1 article or paragraph | |
Protocole « déchets dangereux » | 1 article or paragraph | |
Governing Council | 1 decision | |
Convention d'Aarhus | 5 articles and paragraphs | |
Convention d'Espoo | 2 articles and paragraphs | |
Convention de Nouméa | 1 article or paragraph | |
Convention sur les effets transfrontières des accidents industriels | 3 articles and paragraphs | |
Convention de Minamata sur le mercure | 1 article or paragraph | |
Convention des Carpates | 1 article or paragraph5 decisions | |
Assemblée des Nations Unies pour l’environnement | 4 decisions | |
Accord de l'ASEAN sur les nuages de pollution transfrontières | 2 articles and paragraphs |