Aarhus National Implementation Report 2017

Overview

The UK is a Party to the Aarhus Convention, a UNECE treaty which provides for access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters.

Why your views matter

As part of its obligations under the Convention, the UK is required to produce a National Implementation Report once every three years. This Report covers the procedures and mechanisms facilitating the implementation of the Aarhus Convention, and provides examples of the practical steps being taken to implement the requirements of the Convention in the UK.

We welcome feedback on this text.Please send your comments to Ahmed.Azam@defra.gsi.gov.uk. In your comments, please try to cite paragraph numbers as per the draft text wherever possible.