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Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… 41 3.2.3 Public participation … 95 4.2.3 Public participation … impacts and risks that may affect a specific area or sector but also analyse the capacity to adapt to the effects … include references to the EIA process in the context of sector-specific permitting/licencing provisions and might …
20 Jun 2026 Literature

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… Scoping and review usually are linked to some form of public information, consultation or participation. During … international conventions, expert knowledge and public involvement), to identify alternative solutions that … assessment of projects. SEA might be applied to an entire sector (such as a national policy on energy, for example) or …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world

… are critically required. This is where the private sector, including the mining and minerals industry, can … and risks associated with biodiversity? Governments, the public and NGOs are increasingly holding business accountable … habitat; to preserve ecological integrity; and to ensure public access to outstanding natural areas for recreation and …
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Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… spatial planning processes by governments and the private sector. In 2014, UNEP-WCMC published a guidance document to … including an unprecedented number of submissions from the public. The final step was approval by the Minister for … such as policy- and decision-makers, managers and the public. It is important to allocate substantial time and …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… 81 5.2 Public Participation … book: Dr. Nicholas Boeglin, Professor of International Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Costa Rica … people, non-governmental organisations and the private sector;• The institutional framework;• The exchange and … the Committee of Senior Officials on water, the Water Sector Coordination Unit (WSCU) and the technical Committees …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of contents 1. Introduction Declarations Legal Status Public International Law 2. Sustainable Development … Transboundary Harm Examples Sovereignty 5. Transparency, Public Participation and Access to Information and Remedies … sectoral laws adapted to the special circumstances of each sector. Consultation with, and dissemination of information …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… approach to water management, transparency in public decision-making, and the need to ensure that … a mechanism for generating the financing needed to solve public health problems caused by inadequate water supply and … planners and managers, and interested public and private sector stakeholders. By harnessing the interest, the …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… (NGO), International Financing Institutions (IFI) and the public who are likely to become involved in the practical … knowledge and values of the different stakeholders and the public. EIAs in a transboundary context (henceforth … of information at an expert level (e.g. experts of sector authorities). In order to ensure that consultations …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol

… 5 Introduction (3/4) The Protocol provides for extensive public participation in government decision-making in … covering everything from oil refineries to ski-lifts. The public will not only have the right to know about plans and … decision and why it was taken. The participation of the public in strategic decision-making builds on the Convention …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… world is not generally recognized or appreciated by the public or policy makers. • More than 93% of the enhanced … that are not generally recognized or appreciated by the public or policy makers. Because of its high density and … too. Due to the concurrent growth of the mariculture sector and increasing frequency of jellyfish blooms, negative …
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