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Welcome to the INECE Forum on Citizen Participation in Environmental Enforcement. In this area of the site, you may participate in discussion with global and regional experts, learn about compelling current issues in public access to information and justice, explore the INECE library of international compliance and enforcement resources, and join the INECE Public Access to Information listserv. Please check back often because this page will be frequently updated with new discussion topics and information. Please contact the INECE Secretariat's Office for further information.

International Agreements and Treaties
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Aarhus Convention - Status of Ratification
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Aarhus Convention - Calendar of Events
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Agenda 21: Chapter 10
(Integrated Approach to the Planning and Management of Land Resources). In particular, 10.10 discusses Promoting Public Participation.
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The Dublin Declaration on Access to Environmental Information (1996)
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Inter-American Strategy for the Promotion of Public Participation in Sustainable Development Decision-Making

Relevant Publications
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INECE, Summary of Workshop 1I: Citizen Participation in Environmental Enforcement PDF icon
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Georges Kremlis, The Aarhus Convention and its Implementation in the European Community (2005) PDF icon
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Svitlana Kravchenko, Strengthening Implementation of MEAs: The Innovative Aarhus Compliance Mechanism PDF icon
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David Hunter, The Emergence of Citizen Enforcement in International Organizations PDF icon
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Killmer, Designing Mandatory Disclosure to Promote Synergies Between Public and Private Enforcement (2005) PDF icon
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Kane, Resources for Promoting Global Business Principles and Best Practices (2004) PDF icon
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WRI, World Resources 2002-2004: Decisions for the Earth: Balance, voice, and power (2003)
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WRI, Aligning Commitments: Public Participation, International Decision-Making, and the Environment (2003)
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Sand, "The Right to Know: Environmental Information Disclosure by Government and Industry" (2003) PDF icon
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Bromm & Lofton, "Negotiations in Superfund Cases – The Role of Communities in Site Redevelopment," (2002) PDF icon
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Bruch & Czebiniak, Globalizing Environmental Governance: Making the Leap From Regional Initiatives on Transparency, Participation, and Accountability in Environmental Matters, (2002) PDF icon
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Richards et al, Information Systems and the Environment: Public Access to Environmental Information (2001)
Visit the Public Access to Information Links Directory for more publications on this topic.

Agencies and Projects
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INECE's Resource Guide to Citizen Suits and Access to Justice
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The Access Initiative (World Resource Institute)
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Public Participation site
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World Resources Institute: Closing the Gap: Information, participation, and justice in decision-making for the environment
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Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters (CEC)
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Lawyers Committee on Human Rights - International Right to Know (IRTK) Act
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Community Planning Web Site
Contains some useful techniques for public participation, including community development scenarios

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OECD Public Governance and Management
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OECD Public Involvement in Environmental Decision-Making in the NIS
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OECD Environmental Information and Public Participation
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The Precautionary Principle Project (P3)
Interactive Discussion

INECE Public Access to Information Bulletinboard
Please read the Instructions for Registering, then visit the INECE Public Access to Information Bulletinboard to post messages and read discussions of topics relevant to current affairs relating to the use of indicators for environmental enforcement and compliance.

INECE Public Access to Information Listserv
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News & Current Events

Argentine NGO FARN Releases Report on the Role of Indicators for Assessing Access to Justice
FARN's report on using environmental compliance and enforcement indicators for justice and the environment builds upon INECE's Guidance methodology, WRI's Access Initative, and other work. The report presents sets of indicators on court management and indicators on legal proceedings in Argentina. The report, Indicadores sobre Justicia y Ambiente: Actualidad del Principio 10 en Argentina, is available online (Spanish only).

Ireland's EPA Launches Anonymous Complaint Reporting Service
Ireland's EPA unveiled details of a confidential telephone service designed to encourage reporting of illegal dumping of waste or of abandoned illegal dumps. As part of a campaign entitled ‘Dump the Dumpers,’ the public can report illegal dumping via a 24-hour telephone hotline. Local authorities and the EPA will follow up on the information provided by the public, as appropriate.
From epa.ie Press Room.

Indonesia Joins Partnership to Improve Environmental Governance, Public Access to Information
Indonesia's citizens will have better access to environmental information and decision-making following tonight's announcement that the country will became the 7th national government - and the first in Asia - to join the international Partnership for Principle 10 (PP10).

Indonesia joins Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Uganda, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom as formal members of PP10, for which the World Resources Institute (WRI) serves as the global secretariat. PP10 partners make specific commitments and partner on initiatives to improve access and participation within member countries. A full list of the partners can be found at www.pp10.org.
From ENN / World Resources Institute

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