Aarhus Convention Agreement
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"It links environmental rights and human rights."
"It links government accountability and environmental protection."
"The subject of the Aarhus Convention goes to the heart
of the
relationship between people and governments."
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It was signed by the Republic of Ireland on June 25th 1998; and,
it "ENTERED INTO FORCE ON
OCTOBER 30th 2001".
Please see Section 9 of "Environment DG Information Brochure" referred to below
(4 lines down).
Brief EUROPEAN UNION
outline information on THE AARHUS CONVENTION
: A copy of the European Commission's The Aarhus Convention information appears in Section 9. http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/environment/index_en.htm
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EU Directive 97/11/EC: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eia/full-legal-text/9711.htm Please Note: Point 3, in Annex IV seems particularly important: "A description of the aspects of the environment likely to be significantly affected by the proposed project, including, in particular, population, fauna, flora, soil, water, air, climatic factors, material assets, including the architectural and archaeological heritage, landscape and the inter-relationship between the above factors." |
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Environmental Assessment "Environmental assessment is a procedure that ensures that the environmental implications of decisions are taken into account before the decisions are made." |
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Information on petitioning the European Parliament |
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Direct link to EU web site: |
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Sample of petition sent to the European Parliament on September 22nd 2003 |
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The petition at the address below concerns the plan to put the new N6 Galway/Dublin Upgrade Road right through the middle of the Celtic "Iron Age" oppidium centred around Turoe & Knocknadala: which is thought to be the first to date to be identified in Ireland, and possibly the largest (by far) of all the 40 or so Celtic oppida yet found outside Ireland - in places like England, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and Hungry. |
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The European Valetta Convention |
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The Republic of Ireland ratified the European Valetta Convention (European Treaty Series 143) on the Protection of Archaeological Heritage in 1997. Article 5, ii), b) seems particularly relevant to development projects such as roads: "the allocation of sufficient time and resources for an appropriate scientific study to be made of the site and for its findings to be published". http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/publications/urbanarch/appe.html |
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Agenda 21 (United Nations) |
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General information:
"Introducing the Aarhus Convention"
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Charter |
"Telling it like it is" |
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This publication reviews progress in the Republic of Ireland during the first 10 years following the 1992 Rio Earth Summit Conference. Through the use of 34 stories it strongly suggests (on page 8) that: "In spite of millions of Euros in spending and international co-operation of a degree and depth never before seen, the agreements of Rio 92 have not translated into on-the-ground changes". http://www.finnachta.com/TuroeKnocknadalaPetition/index.html#pdf |
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