Let’s put the principles of the Aarhus Convention into practice and join up to active involvement in policy making and implementation at all levels

“The adoption of the Aarhus Convention was a giant step forward in the development of international law in this field.…Although regional in scope, the significance of the Aarhus Convention is global. It is by far the most impressive elaboration of principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, which stresses the need for citizen's participation in environmental issues and for access to information on the environment held by public authorities. As such it is the most ambitious venture in the area of environmental democracy so far undertaken under the auspices of the United Nations."

Kofi A. Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2006)