On August 26th, 2010, the Ministry of Environment is holding public consultation on the draft Strategy of Environmental Protection Policy of Ukraine till 2020.

The draft Strategy needs substantial revision, experts say from think-tank center “Society and Environment”. Proposed principles do not comply with the national legislation in force, European approximation issues are reflected sporadically, little attention is given to international cooperation in environmental issues, envisaged improvements of legislation are not comprehensive.

Experts criticize proposed mechanism for monitoring implementation of the strategy, including effectiveness indicators which are not linked to a base year. No public involvement is proposed for...

X v. Belarus: The Compliance Committee found Belarus in non-compliance with the Aarhus Convention in relation to construction of the hydro power plant on Neman river.

In March 2009, with the help Andriy Andrusevych - legal focal point of the European ECO Forum and board member of the Resource...