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Global/International Resources
Environmental Justice Database
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modej/masterej.html
Global – “Justice in a Justice in the Global Work Life: The Right to Know, to Participate, and to Benefit in Sustainable Industrial Transformations”
https://hpds1.mit.edu/retrieve/1054/Helsinki.pdf
INECE - Public Access to Information Web Resources: Citizen Enforcement
http://inece.org/forumspublicaccess_documents.html#public
INECE – Second Conference - Theme #7: Public Disclosure and Citizen's Role in Enforcement
http://
www.inece.org/2ndvol2/THEME7.html  
International Right to Know
http://www.irtk.org/
Online Network of Freedom of Information Advocates
http://www.freedominfo.org/
Vera Institute of Justice
http://www.vera.org/
World Bank - On Liberty, the Right to Know, and Public Discourse: The Role of Transparency in Public Life
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/extme/jssp012799.htm
World Bank - Access to Justice and Legal Aid
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/empowerment/principles/accjust/
UNECE – Environment: The Right to Know
http://www.unece.org/spot/s09.htm
World Bank/NIPR - Economics of Industrial Pollution Control Research Project (topics include citizen involvement, access to information, citizen suits)
http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/work_paper/index.htm
WRI - A Guide to World Resources 2002-2004: Decisions for the Earth: Balance, voice, and power
http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=3764
WRI - Access Initiative: Assessing Information, Participation, and Justice for the Environment: A "How-To" Guide prepared by The Access Initiative Forthcoming on CD-ROM in 2003
INECE - Regional mandates and national Experiences Promoting Public Involvement in Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, Carl Bruch and Roman Czebiniak (2002)
http://inece.org/conf/proceedingsword/bruch.htm
INECE - Conference Proceedings Search Tool
http://athena.csee.umbc.edu:9080/ELIS.new/inece/search.jsp

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Africa and the Middle East
South Africa - Bureau of Justice Assistance
http://www.vera.org/project/project1_1.asp?section_id=9&project_id=29&archive=NO
South Africa - The State of Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Trends in South Africa and Internationally
http://www.ifla.org/faife/papers/others/kekana.htm
Middle East - The Recognition to Right of Information Statistics
http://pdf.wri.org/middle_east_2000_governance.pdf

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Americas and the Carribean
Argentina/FARN - Citizen Control for a Healthy Environment
http://www.farn.org.ar/prog/control/en_index.html
Canada - Access to Justice Web site
http://www.acjnet.org/
Canada - Environmental Defense Canada
http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/
Canada/CEC – Summary of Environmental Laws in Canada: Public Participation
http://www.cec.org/pubs_info_resources/law_treat_agree/summary_enviro_law/publication/ca06.cfm?varlan=english
Columbia – Legal Defense - La Fundacion Para la Defensa del Interes Publico
http://www.aida2.org/english/partorgs/FUNDE-CO.php 
INECE - Citizen Suits In International Environmental Law: The North American Experience
http://www.inece.org/conf/proceedings2/42-KNOX%20NewALT.pdf
Inter-American Strategy for Participation in Sustainable Development (ISP)
http://www.oas.org/usde/ispnet.htm
Mexico/CEC – Summary of Environmental Laws in Mexico: Public Participation
http://www.cec.org/pubs_info_resources/law_treat_agree/summary_enviro_law/publication/mx06.cfm?varlan=english
Peru Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information
http://www.freedominfo.org/news/peru2/finalfoia.pdf  (in Spanish)
Public Citizen: Civil Justice and Legal Rights
http://www.citizen.org/congress/civjus/index.cfm 
The Reality of Precaution: Information Disclosure by Government and Industry
http://www.env.duke.edu/solutions/documents/sand_airlie_june_2002.doc
US - Citizenship: A Discussion of Environmental Citizen Suits
http://washburnlaw.edu/wlj/39-1/articles/stei.pdf
US - First Gov - Citizen Facts in Your Community
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Facts.shtml
US - Public Participation In Environmental Implementation And Enforcement
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/env09.htm
US- EPA Citizen Resources
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/citizen.htm
US NGO – Defenders of Wildlife - The Public in Action: Using State Citizen Suit Statutes to Protect Biodiversity
http://www.defenders.org/states/publications/publicinaction.pdf
US NGO – State Environmental Resource Center: “Background to Citizen Suits”
http://www.serconline.org/citizensuits/background.html
US/CEC – Summary of Environmental Laws in the US: Public Participation
http://www.cec.org/pubs_info_resources/law_treat_agree/summary_enviro_law/publication/us06.cfm?varlan=english
US/EPA Region 4 – Citizen Suits
http://www.epa.gov/region4/ead/legal/citizensuits.htm

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Asia and the Pacific
China - Citizen Complaints As Environmental Indicators: Evidence From China
http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/work_paper/compwp/index.htm
India - ELI India Program
http://www.eli.org/research/india.htm
India - Will Public Interest Litigations and Citizens’ Actions Lead to Sustainable Development?
http://www.ccsindia.org/santhakumar.doc
India - Freedom to Information Act
http://www.freedominfo.org/news/india/foi2002.pdf
India/UNEP - Developments In India Relating To Environmental Justice
http://www.unep.org/dpdl/symposium/Documents/Country_papers/INDIA%20.doc
Korea - Citizen's Movement for Environmental Justice
http://ecojustice.or.kr/eng/
Phillipines – Department of Natural Resources -  “Info Campaign Stepped Up on the Right to File Citizen’s Suits under the Clean Air Act
http://www1.denr.gov.ph/article/articleview/592/1/148
Southeast Asia, Transboundary Environmental Governance: Principles and Practice in Mainland Southeast Asia (WRI)
http://governance.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=3160

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Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and Russia
EU Information Society Web page
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/index_en.htm
European Union: Charter of Fundamental Rights - Chapter V: Citizen Rights
http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/unit/charte/en/charter-rights.html
    
FOE - Environmental Justice - The Rights and Means to a Healthy Environment
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/reports/environmental_justice.pdf
REC Publication "Doors to Democracy: A Pan-European Assessment of Current Trends and Practices in Public Participation in Environmental Matters" (1998)
http://www.rec.org/REC/Publications/PPDoors/EUROPE/cover.html
Resources for the Future: Public Access to Environmental Information and Data: Practice Examples from the United States, the European Union, and Central and Eastern Europe
http://www.rff.org/documents/RFF-RPT-pubaccess.pdf
Russia - Nizhegorod Project on Justice Assistance
http://www.osi.nnov.ru/npsp/npspasp.asp?id=news
Slovak Republic - Center for Environmental Advocacy
http://www.rec.org/REC/Publications/PPAdvise/Slovakia.html or http://www.cepa.sk/ 

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