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NOTEThe designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication donot imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat ofthe United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, orof its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries.__________Published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the UnitedNations Environment Programme in July 2006. Produced by UNECE’s Secretariatof the Aarhus Convention and UNEP’s Division for Environmental Conventions. Thisbook is intended for public information purposes only and is not an official document.Permission is granted to reproduce or translate the contents giving appropriatecredit.For more information, please contact:Secretariat of the Aarhus ConventionUnited Nations Economic Commission for EuropeEnvironment, Housing and Land Management DivisionPalais des Nations, 8-14 avenue de la Paix1211 Geneva 10Switzerland+41 22 917 1502public.participation@unece.orgOfficial convention website: www.unece.org/env/ppInformation on national laws and practices: aarhusclearinghouse.unece.orgUNEP/DEC/Information Unit for ConventionsInternational Environment House13-15 chemin des Anémones1219 Châtelaine (Geneva)Switzerland+41 22 917 8244iuc@unep.chwww.unep.org/dec/ECE/MP.PP/5UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONSales No. E.06.II.E.9ISBN 92-1-116943-7
Your rightto ahealthy environmentA simplified guide to the Aarhus Conventionon Access to Information, Public Participationin Decision-making and Access to Justice inEnvironmental MattersUnited Nations Economic Commission for EuropeUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeUNITED NATIONSNew York and Geneva, 2006
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Page 9 and 10: RIGHTSThe birth of environmental ri
Page 11 and 12: RESPONSIBILITYand Access to Justice
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Page 17 and 18: esponse to an immediate concern and
Page 19 and 20: PARTICIPATIONThe public has a role
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Page 25 and 26: SUPPORTEnvironmental rights in the
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