Compendium of Canada's engagement in international environmental agreements and instruments. Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental...: En4-381/1-42-2020E-PDF
"The Aarhus Convention and Kiev Protocol instruments promote government accountability and transparency regarding pollutant releases, and uphold public access to information.The Aarhus Convention is the only legally binding global instrument on environmental democracy. It protects every person’s right to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being. The Kiev Protocol is the only legally binding international instrument on pollutant release and transfer registers. It is an open global treaty that regulates information on pollution, rather than pollution directly. Together, these instruments connect people and governments by empowering citizens to participate in environmental decision-making through access to information"--Plain language summary.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Compendium of Canada's engagement in international environmental agreements and instruments. Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) and Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registries (Kiev Protocol). |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | Compendium of Canada's engagement in international environmental agreements and instruments. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Recueil des engagements du Canada aux accords et aux instruments internationaux sur l'environnement. Convention sur l’accès à l’information, la participation du public au processus décisionnel et l’accès à la justice en matière d’environnement (Convention d’Aarhus) et Protocole de Kiev sur les registres des rejets et transferts de polluants (Protocole de Kiev). "Compendium edition: January 2020." Issued also in HTML format. |
| Publishing information | [Gatineau, Quebec] : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, 2020. ©2020 |
| Description | 1 online resource (2 pages) |
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| Subject terms | Environmental law, International. Environmental policy -- Citizen participation. Freedom of information (International law) Pollution -- Law and legislation. Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation. |