Parties to the worlds most far-reaching treaty on public participation and environmental rights meet in Latvia

The Parties to the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters held their third meeting in Riga from 11 to 13 June 2008, marking the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention.

• Primary Source

UNECE: Convention on Access to Information, (Aarhus Convention) http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html

UNECE: Press Release, 13.6.08: Aarhus Parties commit to strengthening environmental democracy in the UNECE region and beyond http://www.unece.org/press/pr2008/08env_p10e.htm

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