AARHUS CONVENTION: MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS

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.