Events and Announcements

About the situation around Chornobyl On February 24, Russian occupation forces seized the territory of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and established their control in the Exclusion Zone. As of today, no one can give an official comment. However, the current situation is, without exaggeration, an immense threat to the whole Europe. Without a doubt,…

The future of Europe is at stake and risks are increased elsewhere. The toleration of aggression endangers all of us and the environments that we all hold dear. Environment-People-Law, Ukraine (EPL), is asking for your help in the face of the Russian invasion of their country. War is the ultimate destroyer of the humanity and…

Achievements and gaps in the implementation of environmental rights of citizens were discussed in Lviv   In the autumn of 2001, the Aarhus Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters entered into force. On December 21, representatives of…

Warning! All those who want not to be afraid to peacefully defend their environmental rights, write appeals to regulatory authorities, comment on EIA reports and because of this to be called criminals – eco-terrorists, we urge you to join this appeal. Statement on the unacceptability of labeling environmental activists as eco-terrorists Environmental and human rights…

Today, on October 21, 2021, within the framework of the High Segment, the 7th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention formally approved a number of decisions on compliance by the Parties with the provisions of the Convention following results of consideration of relevant cases by the Compliance Committee. Among other…

The regular 7th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) will open today, on 18 October 2021, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 4th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol…

At the end of September 2021, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, referring to its Resolution 2396 (2021) “Anchoring the right to a healthy environment: need for enhanced action by the Council of Europe”, reiterated the need to recognize a new generation of human rights. In Recommendations 2211 (2021) the Assembly expressed its…