The topic area supports the practical implementation of the UNECE Convention on Public Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the so-called Aarhus Convention), and of the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Protocol and related EU directives.
Activities are built on significant expertise gained during the past 15 years of drafting, ratification and putting into practice these international legal instruments. We provide assistance for EU member states, Turkey, SEE and EECCA countries, including:
The services provided by the topic area include:
The team consists of internationally experienced experts with different backgrounds, expertise and experience in the field of public participation; stakeholder involvement; facilitation, training and mediation; good governance and related environmental legal and policy issues; and civil society support. The team has access to an extensive international and CEE network of government, NGO and other experts and cooperates with a wide range of organisations and institutions in Europe.
Our main experts include:
The team is headed by Magdolna Toth Nagy, an internationally recognised senior expert on public participation, good governance, civil society, environmental policy and sustainable development. She holds an M.Sc. in economics and a doctorate in international economic sciences and has almost 20 years’ experience in the field, during which she has built up the REC’s public participation expertise, team and programme.
Promoting Environmental Mediation as a Tool for Public Participation and Conflict Resolution
September 2007 | Print
Flowing Freely
April 2007 | Print
Developing and Delivering Training on the Aarhus Convention for Civil Society
September 2004 | Print
A User Guide for Officials in the Eastern Europe and Caucasus Region
September 2004 | Print
Environmental Democracy
September 2004 | Print
Supporting the Development of Strategies for the Implementation of the Aarhus Convention
http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/PublicParticipation/Publications
Stakeholder Involvement in the Sustainable Development of the Sava River Basin
http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/sava/Commission-stakeholders.htm
Promoting the Replication of Good Practices in Nutrient Reduction in Central and Eastern Europe
http://nutrient-bestpractices.iwlearn.org
Promoting Environmental Mediation as a Tool for Public Participation and Conflict Resolution
http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/PublicParticipation/Mediation/De
Improving Public Participation: Next Steps in Implementing the Aarhus Convention in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/PublicParticipation/improving_pr