Publications

This set of recommendations was prepared by the River Basin Council under the co-ordination of the International Hydrological Program Organization Association. The OSCE Office in Baku edited, translated and published the recommendations. The views expressed in the report are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the OSCE Office in Baku. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the International Hydrological Program Organization Association.

The Handbook contains a comprehensive analysis of the procedures regarding access to environmental information and public participation in environmental decision-making processes prescribed by different laws and a review of current administrative and judicial practice related to public participation in environmental protection procedures. The Handbook also includes case law analyses of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights and portrays the current practice of the Commissioner for Access to Information of Public Importance. It is intended for judges dealing with administrative judicial matters, civil servants who conduct environmental procedures, representatives of civil society and general public and undergraduate and postgraduate law students. Not available in English.

The guidebook was prepared by the Environment and Security Initiative as a useful source for the best practices and policies for sustainable mining and closure of mines. It was translated and published into Armenian with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

This publication briefly informs about the results of the Dniester process and presents achievements of an OSCE-supported project “Transboundary Co-operation and Sustainable Management in the Dniester River Basin: Phase III – Implementation of the Action Programme”. It provides a summative description of the project activities on development and signing of the Moldovan-Ukrainian Dniester River basin Treaty, transboundary water monitoring, fish fauna conservation, information sharing on the basin level, public awareness, and reducing vulnerability to extreme floods and climate change. The summary presents recommendations for further activities in the Dniester basin and is a valuable reference for the further development of the transboundary integrated water resources management. More information on these issues is contained in the full report “Dniester without border”. This summary is available in English and Russian.

This publication presents achievements of a project “Transboundary Co-operation and Sustainable Management in the Dniester River Basin: Phase III – Implementation of the Action Programme”. It describes in detail activities on development and signing of the Moldovan-Ukrainian Dniester River Basin Treaty, transboundary water monitoring, fish fauna conservation, information sharing on the basin level, public awareness, and reducing vulnerability to extreme floods and climate change. It provides recommendations for further activities in the Dniester basin and is a valuable reference for the further development of the transboundary integrated water resources management. Available in Russian only.

Compilation of consolidated summaries from the 21st Economic and Environmental Forum

The Environment and Security Initiative 2003-2013

This publication aims to provide an overview on the training and use of wildlife detector dogs comparing methodologies in different countries. The Russian translation of the publication provided by the OSCE is part of the project “Prevention of Illegal Cross-border Transport of Hazardous Waste and Other Cross-border Environmental Crimes”.

This publication is an instrumental guide into radioactive materials, procedures of their identification and security measures. It is aimed at environmental inspectors, customs personnel, border guards. Its small format will allow the officials to have it at hand while performing load checks at the border crossings. It is not available in English.

This publication is a useful reference source for environmental inspectors and border guards, as it provides a selection of legal acts, instructions on the procedures that are needed to monitor radiation in trans-border cargos. It also contains samples of documents to be filled by inspectors and recommendations on personnel security measures. Available in Ukrainian only.