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November 2013: At the Global Roundtable on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs), participants discussed successes and challenges in implementing the PRTR Protocol to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), as well as other PRTRs in place or being developed outside the Protocol context. The round table event took place on 19 November 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland.

(Original article in Russian) Civic Forum - one of the key events for NGOs, which like a mirror reflects current trends in the policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in relation to civil society. His opinion on the outcome of the Civil Forum VI in an interview BNews.kz shared head of public association "Institute of Human Health" Dmitry Tereshkevich.

The Telegraph - HS2 protesters have just 57 days to object to a 50,000-page Bill. We meet the campaigners facing an uphill task.

(Original article in Spanish). Twenty organizations submitted to the Head of Unit Protection of Water and Marine Environment of the European Commission, Peter Gammeltoft, a report showing serious breaches European law of the derived rules of the Memorandum of the Tajo-Segura (TTS). Refers to the amendments to the Draft Environmental Assessment Act, which is expected to approve on Thursday in Congress. The reporting is the first step to a complaint.

(Original article in German) Berlin - The European Commission may wish to withdraw its proposal for a Soil Protection Framework Directive. In a press statement by the EU Commission for the REFIT program (Regulatory fitness and performance programs), reduce bureaucracy and simplify legislation should, it says: "For a number of proposals that are blocked by co-decision, there is little prospect that the process can be completed., the Commission considers therefore withdraw some suggestions, including soil protection directive ... "

Shropshire Star: A public inquiry into whether windfarms should be built in Mid Wales and linked to the power supply in Shropshire should be suspended, an MP claimed today.

WARSAW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Russia on Thursday to be lenient to Greenpeace activists detained for a protest against Arctic oil drilling, saying environmentalists played a key role in society.

A Global Round Table on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, chaired by Belgium and Japan, will be held on 19 November 2013 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The event is co-organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in cooperation with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) with a view to promoting the transfer of knowledge and fostering environmental democracy around the globe. It demonstrates remarkable synergies between the three organizations, which have matched capacities and expertise for the first time to co-organize a joint meeting.

Montreal, 8 November 2013—The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has submitted a request to the Government of Canada for further information in response to a letter from Canada concerning submission SEM-12-001 (BC Salmon Farms). In the BC Salmon Farms submission, the Submitters assert that Canada is failing to effectively enforce certain provisions of the federal Fisheries Act.

The Castilian Party (PCAS) denounce, in Spanish and European courts, the so-called Pact of the Tagus, if it acquires the force of law in the terms announced.

The ministries of Urban Development and Environment and the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs have persistently shunned vital questions from Today's Zaman concerning several mega-projects planned in Ýstanbul that scientists warn will likely have disastrous effects on the environment over the long term.

The ministries of Urban Development and Environment and the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs have persistently shunned vital questions from Today's Zaman concerning several mega-projects planned in İstanbul that scientists warn will likely have disastrous effects on the environment over the long term.

Aarhus Clearinghouse has become an important platform for news and resources on public participation in environmental decision-making. This environmental democracy tool promotes news and resources relevant to public's right to access environmental information, participate in environmental decision-making and achieve justice on environmental matters. Basic statistics on usage of Aarhus Clearinghouse have been recently prepared by the Aarhus Convention secretariat. The results show that over 6000 people annually use the Aarhus Clearinghouse tool in order to obtain more information relevant to the pillars of Aarhus Convention. Only in October 2013 this web tool has been viewed over 600 times. To find out which are the top10 countries using the tool click the link below.

Leipzig / Berlin (ots) - after the action of the German Environmental Aid Association (DUH) to environmental organizations now take action against all breaches of EU law - fundamental judgment committed state of Hesse, to take effective measures to improve air quality in Darmstadt - DUH expected significant improvement of official plans and decisions, however, no flood of law suits

NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on transitional justice, Pablo de Greiff, warned that “unaddressed human rights violations are spoilers of sustainable development,” and urged the UN and its Member States to incorporate goals on access to justice and remedy in the post-2015 development framework.

Collective redress mechanisms are largely unknown in the EU. The Member States are required only secondarily due to some legal provisions and international agreements, in certain cases provide for the possibility of a collective injunction. For example, are in the area of consumer law, the Injunctions Directive) public and private consumer protection organizations the opportunity to infringements of national and EU consumer law remedy in all Member States. In the area of environmental law in turn the Aarhus Convention (1998) requires) the Member States to provide a legal remedy for breaches of environmental standards. Accordingly, these also have a form of collective injunctive introduced in the non-governmental organizations (NGOs NGOs) are given the opportunity to take legal action against administrative acts in environmental matters.

Berlin - The European Commission plans may withdraw its proposal for a Soil Framework Directive. In a press release of the European Commission to the REFIT program (Regulatory fitness and performance programs), reduce bureaucracy and simplify legislation should, it says, "For a number of proposals that are blocked by co-decision, there is little prospect that the method can be completed. The Commission is therefore withdraw several proposals, including the Soil Protection Directive ... "

Cork will be the first stop on a national roadshow to explore citizens’ rights of access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters.

Any document containing information related to emissions into the environment must be made accessible without restriction, in line with the Aarhus Convention, ruled the EU Court of Justice, on 8 October 2013 (Case T-545/11). The Court ruled against the European Commission for failing to respect this principle by refusing to transmit to Greenpeace and PAN-Europe certain parts of the assessment report on glyphosate (an active substance used in the production of pesticides). The EU judges thus held that public interest prevails over individual interests on matters of the release of substances into the environment.

The State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry is preparing the next national report on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention "On Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Protection" in Kyrgyzstan.