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."
 

     
 

THE  AARHUS  CONVENTION  AGREEMENT
 HAS  BEEN  SIGNED  BY  OVER  40  EUROPEAN  COUNTRIES:
INCLUDING  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,  AND  ALL  15  EU  MEMBER  STATES.

  
     
 

  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 :
 http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/aarhus/

A copy of the European Commission's
ENVIRONMENT  DG  INFORMATION  BROCHURE
can be acquired through the Internet page address immediately below.

 The Aarhus Convention information appears in Section 9.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/environment/index_en.htm

 
     
    "Although regional in scope, the significance of the Aarhus Convention is global. It is by far the most impressive elaboration of principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, which stresses the need for citizen's participation in environmental issues and for access to information on the environment held by public authorities. As such it is the most ambitious venture in the area of ' environmental democracy'  so far undertaken under the auspices of the United Nations." 

  Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations

Introducing the Aarhus Convention Agreement (UN Website):
http://www.unece.org/env/pp/

UN list showing ratification progress:
http://www.unece.org/env/pp/ctreaty.htm

  
     
 
 
     
     
 

  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."

  
     
     
 

  Environmental Assessment 

"Environmental assessment is a procedure that ensures that the environmental implications of decisions are taken into account before the decisions are made."

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eia/home.htm

  
     
     
 

  Information on petitioning the European Parliament 

 
     
 

Direct link to EU web site:
http://www.europarl.eu.int/petition/help_en.htm

  Procedure for submitting a petition to the European Parliament 

 
     
     
 

  Sample of petition sent to the European Parliament on September 22nd 2003

 
     
 

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.

http://www.finnachta.com/EuropeanParliamentPetition.htm

  
     
     
 

  The European Valetta Convention 

 
     
 

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

  
     
     
 

  Agenda 21 (United Nations) 

 
     
 

General information:
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/index.htm

"Introducing the Aarhus Convention"
 (from the United Nations):

  •  
 "It links environmental rights and human rights."
  •  
 "It establishes that sustainable development can be achieved only through the involvement of all stakeholders."
 
  •  
 "It links government accountability and environmental protection."
 
  •  
 "It acknowledges that we owe an obligation to future generations."
 
  •  
 "The subject of the Aarhus Convention goes to the heart of the relationship between people and governments."


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=United+Nations+Introducing+Aarhus+Convention+&btnG=Google+Search
 
     
Charter
     
 

  "Telling it like it is"  

  
     
 

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

  
     

"Anyone can become angry - that is easy.  But, to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way: this is not easy."   Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.).  Quote from: "Nicomachean Ethics".

|  Aristotle  |  Nicomachean Ethics (350 B.C.)  |
 

CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION:

Extract from Preamble:

     
    "Conscious of its spiritual and moral heritage, the Union is founded on the indivisible, universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity; it is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law. It places the individual at the heart of its activities, by establishing the citizenship of the Union and by creating an area of freedom, security and justice."  
     

Full Text:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/unit/charte/index_en.html

CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS:

http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Html/005.htm

     
 

  "Confucius say (on world order) ... "

 
     
 
  • "To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order;
  •   To put the nation in order, we must put the family in order;
  •   To put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life;
  •   And to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right."

   Confucius  
   (551-479 B.C.)  

  Confucius on: 
 |  War  |  Politicians  |  Problem Solving  |  Good Citizenship  | 

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