Access to information

Access to information is the first “pillar” of the Convention. The environmental rights outlined in its preamble depend on the public having access to environmental information, just as they also depend onpubl ic participationan d onacc ess to justice. This section discusses both article 4 on access to environmental information and article 5 on the collection and dissemination of environmental information as the two components of the access-to-information pillar.

Related Subject(s): International Law and Justice