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OSCE Centre in Bishkek conducts training seminar on provisions of the Aarhus Convention
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Environmental activities
BISHKEK, 18 November 2015- The Aarhus Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Kyrgyz State agency for environmental protection and forestry today trained 30 representatives of human rights organizations, environmental NGOs, legal consultants, lawyers and university lecturers on the principles of the Aarhus Convention, with a particular focus on justice on environmental matters...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports regional eco-journalism festival in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 October 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is organizing the regional eco-journalism festival in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan on 15 and 16 October 2015 with the aim of promoting environmental journalism in the Fergana Valley and raising public awareness of environmental issues and effective environmental management...
Knowledge about disasters helps us reduce risks and improve security, say OSCE Permanent Council Chair Žugić and Secretary General Zannier
Publishing date: 13 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 13 October 2015 –The experience and knowledge of local communities are crucial to effectively reduce the risks of disasters, Chairperson of the OSCE Permanent Council Ambassador Vuk Žugić and OSCE Secretary General Ambassador Lamberto Zannier said today, on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction...
OSCE organized discussion on access to justice on environmental matters in Yerevan
Publishing date: 11 September 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
Guarantees of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention related to the access to justice in environmental matters in the context of modern international developments were discussed at the OSCE-supported workshop on 11 September 2015 in Yerevan...
OSCE trains judges on environmental matters in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 September 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
A two-day training seminar on the judicial application of environmental legislation in civil cases began on 10 September 2015 in Astana.
OSCE Office supports training courses on environmental rights in Armenia’s Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 20 August 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 20 August 2015- The OSCE Office in Yerevan, in partnership with the Centre on Economic and Legal Analyses NGO, launched the first in a series of training courses in regional Aarhus Centres today to enhance the capacities of civil society organizations and local authorities on the third “pillar” of the Aarhus Convention – Access to Justice...
OSCE promotes water governance in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 2 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 2 July 2015 – An OSCE-supported high-level National Preparatory Meeting to the 23rd Economic and Environmental Forum on Water Governance took place today in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports annual meeting of Kazakhstan’s Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 1 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, 1 July 2015 – An OSCE-supported annual meeting of the Aarhus Centre representatives took place today in Astana...
OSCE supports workshop on public hearings in environmental decision-making in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 June 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
An OSCE-supported workshop on the role of public hearings as a tool for enhancing public participation in environmental decision-making took place on 26 June 2015, in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office calls for greater partnership to ensure sustainable management of natural resources
Publishing date: 5 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities