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High school students from Aghtsk, Margahovit, and Gyumri, Armenia, participated in a poster presentation on June 10 at ATP's Michael and Virginia Center for Environmental Studies. The event was part of a collaborative program between ATP and Armenia's National Institute of Education (NIE) on the integration of environmental education in the social sciences curriculum. Topics discussed included the quality of irrigation water in Aghtsk, the condition of the public park in Margahovit, and the cleanup of the grounds of Isahakyan Park in Gyumri. The conference was based on articles in the Armenian constitution which adress the right to live in a healthy environment, and the Aarhus Convention on public participation, access to justice, and access to information.

20 young people from different countries (Netherlands, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, Taiwan, Slovakia, Turkey, Russia, Belgium, Greece and Spain) 'From Red Alliance' conducted a performance in several locations on the mountains north of Madrid and Alicante coast in order to raise awareness about certain environmental issues. The show revolves around the donkey as an allegory of the old rural world. This is the fourth edition of a project that began in 2010. From 1 - 20 August these young people will conduct a half-hour show in which the donkey represents the relationship that existed between man and nature and backdrop which focuses on public participation in environmental matters with the 'Aarhus Convention' of the United Nations.

BirdLife Malta has accused the government of refusing to publish informattion on hunting. The government expresses it's concern regarding these accusations and has promised to provide the figures once they are compiled. However, such information remains undisclosed despite the government having already compiled and submitted such information in the format of a report to the Ornis Commission in June.

It has been exactly one year since a fatal attack silenced the prominent environmentalist Volodymyr Honcharenko just four days after he had warned that 180 tons of scrap metal – three massive heat exchangers – contaminated with one of the world’s most toxic chemicals, hexachlorbenzol, were being transported without any proper safety measures around the city of Kryvy Rih which could result in potentially devastating consequences for his native Dnipropetrovsk and beyond. During subsequent months all the standard denials and/or assurances were heard. At a meeting of the working group monitoring compliance with the Aarhus Convention in Geneva, the Environment Ministry’s spokesperson asserted that a committee had been set up and that the results of tests were expected in September.

Instead of renewing power station units 8, 9 and 10 of the PGE Turow Power Plant AG a new 460-MW unit is to be built. In, Reichenau, the public living with 10 kilometers was informed and a public hearing will be conducted with the secretary of the municipality of Reichenau. However, according to Polish authorities, no fixed part of the cross-border environmental impact assessment in accordance with the Espoo Convention has been completed, but "only serves to fulfill the requirements of article 3, paragraph 7 of the Aarhus Convention.”

In a press conference held by CORE and BirdLife, Javier Ceruti claimed that the opening of a new public exhibition period of 45 days for the Future Energy Plan 2011-2020 was "not enough." Ceruti stressed that the opening of the public exhibition period of the Plenercan after making some changes that affect public information occurred in early July. Ark and the Platform for the Defence of Southern Cantabria preached the presentation of a complaint to the European Parliament by the "default" of the Executive of the Aarhus Convention in processing the Plenercan and wind law by failing to report, or to involve stakeholders and those affected. View full article at: www.cronicadecantabria.com/cr/core-cree-que-sacar-a-exposicin-pblica-el-nuevo-plenercan-no-basta-y-no-subsana-el-problema-de-participacin

On Tuesday, Live and Jalon COAGRET will present two petitions against the CHE aimed at "proving" the Confederacy "violates the rules" in Mularroya reservoir. The organization has requested to extend the deadline for 30 days to present the arguments in addition and have opted for a digital copy of the documentation. They have also pointed out that Spain is a signatory to the Aarhus Convention on access to information and public participation, and the CHE as a public body is obliged to give effect to these rights.

A national forum of environmental organizations scheduled to take place in Polatsk, Vitsyebsk region, between June 28 and June 30 has been cancelled due to sewage leaks in the hotel. City administration explained that the Polatsk District Executive Committee had not authorized a rental agreement with the organizers of the forum, and the forum would be useless for people. Though this has caused tensions in Belarus, the forum will be rescheduled for a later date. BelaPAN

The European Commission is inviting contributions from interested parties as it begins working on its 2013 ENP progress reports in those of its Neighbourhood Partner Countries with a European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan or Association Agenda as they begin the preparations for the next set of progress reports, which will cover implementation in 2013 and will be adopted in spring 2014.

The Aarhus Convention was adopted exactlz 15 zears ago, protecting the human right to a healthy environment, access to environmental information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. However, within the former Soviet Union, only two countries still cannot join the Aarhus Convention - Russia and Uzbekistan, despite the fact that each has taken a very active part in its development and discussion. Within the past decade Russia has had a tumultuous path, taking the road to de-ecologization, when all the basic laws - Forest, Water, Land Codes - were rewritten for the sake of the oligarchy and big business which made possible privatization of forests and natural water bodies and their destruction with impunity, the fatal changes were made to the legislation of the state. Ecological expertise of specifically protected natural areas was virtually destroyed by the sanitary-epidemiological legislation allowing in its current form to poison the population of industrial emissions. Throughout recent years, Russia, trying not to look like a rogue country, carefully imitated the process of accession to the Aarhus Convention. In June 2011, the then President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government to address this issue, but at the designated time order was not fulfilled.

The details of Kyrgyzstan's second Aarhus Centre were discussed at an OSCE-supported roundtable meeting in Bishkek last Friday to support the implementation of the United Nations Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, also known as the Aarhus Convention. The new centre will raise awareness about environmental hazards, help mitigate conflicts and tensions over natural resources, and promote a constructive dialogue among those involved in environmental issues.

Stratford on Avon District Council had rejected proposals by developers Hallam Land Management Limited and J.S. Bloor for a development comprising 800 homes, a local centre, a highway and green infrastructure at Shottery village in 2011. However, after a public inquiry, SoS Eric Pickles last year granted planning permission on appeal for the scheme following recommendations set out in a report by a Planning Inspector. In concluding, the judge decided that the emerging plan should be given little weight, the Inspector had taken into account factors including the fact that the plan was at an early stage, that it did not include site allocations and that there was a "significant number" of unresolved objections to the plan and the Aarhus Convention did not require anything more than what the Inspector had done.

The process of legislating in the EU to improve access to justice in the field of the environment has been retriggered with the European Commission's launch of a public consultation from 15 July to 23 September. The consultation aims to collect opinions and concerns regarding the importance of ensuring effective and efficient access to environmental justice in the EU member states and ways to guarantee effective and efficient access to justice in environmental matters and elements on which action at EU level is possible.

This article discusses wheter the Chinese government build a park in the way they want regardless of a number of outraged environmentalists participating in puiblic discussions.

The European Parliament and EU member states have provisionally accepted a new law to clean up the demolition of old EU ships and ensure that materials are recycled in appropriate facilities. It aims to ensure that these ships are not dismantled on beaches in third countries, in order to protect the health of workers and the environment.

A new law provisionally agreed on between EP negotiators and EU member states to clean up the scrapping of old EU ships and ensure the materials are recycled in EU-approved facilities worldwide was backed by Environment Committee MEPs on Wednesday. It aims to ensure that these ships are not scrapped on the beaches of third countries, so as to protect workers’ health and the environment.

IUCN, ICSU and the IPBES Interim Secretariat announces the availability for online review of the draft Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for the implementation of the IPBES work Programme. This document has been reviewed by the IPBES Bureau and the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel at their first meeting and will remain available for comments until 28 July 2013.

The port of Dunkerque, northern France, has launched a project for informing the general public about environmental issues. The first Sustainability Morning was held on June 18, 2013, bringing together environmental associations, local industrialists, design offices, local and regional authorities, government departments and representatives of French ports. The main topic of the event was the port's strategy of sustainable development in dredging operations, the management of information and the re-use of sediment in road-building

European Platform Against Windfarms (EPAW) is hailing a ruling by the European Court of Justice as a first victory in holding the European Commission accountable for the ‘catastrophic’ results of its energy policy. The European windfarm policy is based on the idea that any electricity produced by windfarms would save the amount of fossil fuels that would be necessary to produce it by conventional means. However, the EC failed to conduct technical studies calculating how many tons of fossil fuels would be saved by thousands of wind turbines that would be set up on rural land, affecting the public, as well as avian and marine population. The ruling of the Court is expected in 12 to 18 months.

How can public participation support societal decision making? End Users Conference of the IPPA Project, Prague, 30 September - 1 October, 2013 The End Users Conference will focus on how public participation can support societal decision making and strengthen democratic institutions. Senators, members of parliament, ministry representatives and stakeholders will be invited to speak and express their opinions on matters of fundamental importance to the practical implementation of public participation. Results from the IPPA project will be presented, discussed and challenged by these “end users”; there will be three panel discussions; and new initiatives on how to proceed with governance and socioeconomic issues will be presented. The target group of participants for the conference is not limited to people involved in nuclear waste management, but includes anyone who has an interest in how public participation can support societal decision making in complex and controversial matters.