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Mats Kullberg
Swedish EPA
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Article 1: OBJECTIVE
In order to contribute to the protection of the right of every person of present and future
generations to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being, each
Party shall guarantee the rights of
access to information, public participation in
decision-making, and access to justice in
environmental matters in accordance with the
provisions of this Convention.
The Protocol of PRTR (Kiev 2003)
Core Human Rights Principles
• Equality/non-discrimination
• Transparency/accountability
• Participation/inclusion
Key principles of good governance
• Participation
• Accountability
• Rule of Law
• Integration
• Responsiveness
Source: The Role of governance for improved environmental outcomes, Swedish EPA, 2012
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The right to timely and The right to The right to have access
effective access to participate, as an to justice to protect his
information on individual or or her environmental
environmental matters collectively, in making rights
decisions that affect
the environment
Participation is embedded in political
realities and struggles
• Two-way
• ‘Good faith’
• Responsive
• Ongoing
Source: OECD Due Diligence for Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement in the Extractive Sector, 2016
There can be no participation
without communication