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The upcoming MOP-3 of the Aarhus Convention (Riga, June 2008) will discuss the Long Term Strategic Plan for the Convention. Read ECO-Forum's Vienna Declaration and ask your government not to weaken the plan!

 

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Reform of the "Environment for Europe" Process

At the 6th Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe” ( Belgrade , 10-12 October 2007), the Ministers decided that the EfE process should continue; however, it should be reformed. The ministers agreed that the UNECE region-wide dimension of the EfE process should be maintained, while delivery should be seen as a major criterion of the effectiveness. The UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy will have to develop, by the end of 2008, a plan for EfE reform. The European ECO Forum expects to take active part in the reform process and has established an Issue Group on the Future of the EfE Process. In December 2007, this Issue Group developed and distributed a Questionnaire for ECO-Forum members as a first step in the consultations concerning the future of the EfE. The analysis of responses to the Questionnaire are reflected in the Executive Summary.

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Upcoming Meetings

14-15 May, Bucharest, Romania, CWC Workshop on Water and Health

19-20 May, Cologne, Germany, International workshop on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding GMOs 

19-21 May, Bucharest, Romania, fourth meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention)

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Latest Documents

Vienna Declaration to the Third Meeting of the Parties of the Aarhus Convention has been adopted at the International ECOs Strategy meeting "Reinforcing the Aarhus Convention" (Vienna, 17 - 18 December 2007) and supported by 187 organisations from 43 countries.

 


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