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OSCE promotes Aarhus Convention principles in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 19 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Environmental activities
ASHGABAT, 19 April 2011 – An OSCE-supported multi-stakeholder training course on the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, known as the Aarhus Convention, was held in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes environmental co-operation across the Dniestr/Nistru River
Publishing date: 29 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
VADUL LUI VODA, Moldova, 29 March 2011 – Members of Moldovan and Transdniestrian expert working groups on agriculture and ecology and representatives from non-governmental organizations from both banks of the River Dniestr/Nistru discussed environmental co-operation during a meeting held today by the OSCE Mission to Moldova...
Environmental experts from Moldova visit Armenia to learn about environmental information centres with OSCE support
Publishing date: 27 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 27 October 2010- Environmental experts from Moldova learned about Armenia's experiences in establishing and operating Aarhus public environmental information centres during an OSCE-supported study trip to Armenia that ended today...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supports public access to environmental information
Publishing date: 18 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
SARAJEVO, 18 October 2010- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina presented today a new website of the Environment Department of the Foreign Trade and Economy Ministry providing better public access to information on environmental policies...
OSCE Centre concluded series of training seminars on environmental protection
Publishing date: 23 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, 23 July 2010- OSCE-supported training courses on the role of civil society in resolving environmental issues and improving waste management and pollution control in the Caspian Sea region concluded today.
OSCE Centre promotes civil society role in environmental decision-making in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities
ALMATY, 12 June 2010- Sixty representatives from non-governmental organizations in Kazakhstan are taking part in the annual meeting of the Ecological Forum of Non-governmental organizations of Kazakhstan (EcoForum), which started today in Almaty...
OSCE Centre encourages public access to information on pollutants
Publishing date: 5 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
ASTANA, 5 May 2010- Today the OSCE Centre in Astana supported a workshop on the possible ratification of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) and the establishment of the National Register...
Atyrau Aarhus Centre can help find solutions for Caspian Sea regions, says head of OSCE Centre
Publishing date: 28 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Human rights, Rule of law
ATYRAU, 28 April 2009- The OSCE-supported Aarhus Centre in Atyrau, in an oil- and gas-rich region of Kazakhstan near the Caspian Sea, can help find solutions for the social and environmental rehabilitation of the Caspian Sea region...
OSCE Yerevan Office honors environmental activists with certificates
Publishing date: 22 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 22 December 2009- Representatives of non-governmental organizations, Aarhus Centres and municipal governments were awarded certificates for their work to protect the environment at a conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan today...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports launch of pilot pollutant release and transfer register
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 25 November 2009- A pilot Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, created under the Aarhus Convention, was launched today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana...