Belarus: Two Years After Withdrawing From the Aarhus Convention
On July 18, 2022, it became known that Belarus intended to withdraw from the Aarhus Convention, with the decision taking effect on October 24, 2022. According to the authorities,...
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Rising persecution of environmental defenders signals shrinking civic space
Environmental defenders across Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia are increasingly facing legal pressure, intimidation and attemptsto restrict their work. Non-governmental...
Civil society under pressure: Many states keep only formal promises of environmental democracy
Governments across Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia are increasingly failing to uphold the Aarhus Convention, a treaty that guarantees access to information, public...
Ukraine: Martial law hinders access to information and environmental protection
Amid many other wartime restrictions and hardships, martial law in Ukraine has also complicated access to environmental information and limited public participation in...
Arnika warns: The situation in Georgia is deteriorating dramatically. Environmental defenders are on the front lines
Czech NGO Arnika expresses deep concern about the legislative developments in Georgia and the persecution of NGOs. It perceives the restrictive measures being taken and the...
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Still Face Barriers to Exercising Environmental Rights
BANJA LUKA / SARAJEVO – Environmental organizations emphasize that the state of environmental democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina has improved since the ratification of the...
The planet is facing a triple crisis, and the persecution of environmental activists is worsening. The right to a healthy environment discussed at the United Nations
GENEVA/PRAGUE - We are living in a time of triple planetary crisis. Climate change, toxic pollution and a loss of biodiversity are intensifying and being felt around the world....
Lukashenko regime labels Belarus' oldest environmental organization extremist
On 17 October 2022, the Belarusian authorities listed the Ecohome NGO Ecohome, the oldest environmental organization in Belarus, as an extremist group. The alleged reasons for...
Belarus has withdrawn from the Convention on environmental democracy
Belarus has withdrawn from the international Aarhus Convention [1] on Environmental Democracy after president Alyaksandr Lukashenka decides to do so by issuing a decree. The...
Battles for the environment encounter the gap between the law and reality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
29 June 2022, SARAJEVO/PRAGUE - The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina still lack information about the state of the environment and face serious obstacles when trying to get...
Environmentalists have gained new advocacy. Michel Forst elected Special Rapporteur for the Aarhus Convention
The signatory states to the Aarhus Convention [1] on Environmental Democracy have unanimously elected a Special Rapporteur to help environmental defenders from persecution. This...
Aarhus Convention Committee urges states to help Ukrainian environmental activists
The Committee on Compliance with the Aarhus Convention [1] called on signatory states to help protect Ukrainian environmental activists. The call applies to people living or...
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