Maastricht Recommendations on Promoting Effective Public Participation in Decision-making in Environmental Matters prepared under the Aarhus Convention - Softcover

United Nations: Economic Commission For Europe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9211170893 ISBN 13: 9789211170894

Publisher: United Nations Publications, 2016

Synopsis

These recommendations are based on existing good practice and are intended as a practical tool to provide helpful guidance and to improve the implementation of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention in decision-making to: a) assist Parties when designing their legal framework on public participation in environmental decision-making; b) assist public officials when designing and carrying out public participation procedures on environmental decision-making under the Convention, and c) provide an invaluable tool through which to share expertise and good practice so as to promote participation. The Recommendations may also be of value to public, NGOs and the private sector involved in environmental matters.

About this title

About the Author:

Jose Antonio Ocampo is Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Economic and Social Affairs, and former Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

About this edition

• Publisher: United Nations Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 9211170893
• ISBN 13: 9789211170894
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60