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Political Agreements and Statements
The Partnership for Principle 10 supports implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration and other international agreements for and commitments to transparent, inclusive, and accountable decision-making at the national level.
Principle 10 of The Rio Declaration, 1992
Environmental issues are best handled with the participation of all concerned
citizens at the relevant level. At the national level each individual
shall have appropriate access to information concerning the environment….
States shall facilitate and encourage public awareness and participation….
Effective access to judicial and administrative… shall be provided.
Paragraph 128 of the World
Summit on Sustainable Development Plan of Implementation, 2002
Ensure access, at the national level, to environmental information and
judicial
and administrative proceedings in environmental matters, as well as public
participation in decision-making, so as to further principle 10 of the
Rio Declaration
on Environment and Development, taking into full account principles 5,
7 and 11 of
the Declaration.
Multilateral agreements supporting access to information, participation, and justice in environmental decision-making help to advance national level implementation of Principle 10 in member countries.
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Aarhus Convention (1998)
- Inter-American
Strategy for the Promotion of Public Participation in Sustainable Development
Decision-Making (2001)
- Dublin
Declaration (2000)
- Malmö
Declaration (2000)