Last week, Parties to the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) gathered alongside representatives of civil society, international organizations, academia, private organizations and other key stakeholders to take stock of progress and promote environmental democracy, taking a number of commitments at the third extraordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties (ExMoP3) and twenty-sixth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties (WGP26).
The meetings were held back-to-back in Geneva from 22-24 June 2022. ExMoP3 featured the election of the Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders and a corresponding Round Table, while WGP26 featured thematic sessions on access to information and on promoting the principles of the Convention in international forums.
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