AARHUS CONVENTION: MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS
Panorama.am
15:29 18/06/2008
Aarhus convention is a link between human rights and protection
of environment as access to information and public participation,
while making environmental decisions, is a significant point for the
society and development of country’s democracy, said Sergey Kapinos,
in an environmental conference devoted to the 10th anniversary of
Aarhus Convention.
According to him, in these ten years the public participation in
the environmental protection in Armenia expends. "It is of great
importance that the Ministry of Environmental Protection is able to
involve the society in making solutions for the environmental issues,
as based on the convention public participation should have major
role. But I should add that there are still problems in implementing
the points of the convention," said the Ambassador.
The Ambassador said that such discussions which are held among the
interested sides of the convention – UNDP, OSCE Yerevan and Ministry
of Environmental Protection could have their positive impact on
the further implementation of the norms. According to Simon Papyan,
the conference will give an opportunity to the representatives of
the convention in Armenian regions to share with their experience
and managing problem.