Security and sustainable development are interlinked. Aarhus Centres link environment and security to sustainable development and act as a bridge between governments, private sector and civil society.
Aarhus Centre Aktau
The Aarhus Centre Aktau promotes the dialogue platform among the regional authorities, subsoil users and NGOs through awareness-raising campaigns and improved access to environmental information.
The Centre promotes access to information on environmental issues, public participation in decision-making processes and contributes to improving the process of environmental management in Armenia.
The Centre facilitates the free access to environmental information, public participation in environmental decision-making and access to justice on environmental matters.
The activities of the Aarhus Centre of Burabay are aimed at organizing conditions for public access to information, participation in decision-making and access to justice.
The main task of Dushanbe Aarhus Centre is to facilitate partnership among government and civil society in addressing priority environmental and security challenges in the region through utilization of the mechanisms offered by the Aarhus Centres.
The main task of Garm Aarhus Centre is to facilitate partnership among government and civil society in addressing priority environmental and security challenges in the region through utilization of the mechanisms offered by the Aarhus Centres.
The Centre supports public access to environmental information in the Syunik region and promotes public participation in decision-making in the field of environmental affairs.
The Aarhus Centre serves as a link between central and local state authorities and NGOs in the field of environmental policy and its implementation in the region of Eastern Kazakhstan.
The main task of Aarhus Centre Khorog is to facilitate partnership among government and civil society in addressing priority environmental and security challenges in the region through utilization of the mechanisms offered by the Aarhus Centers. Khorog Aarhus Center covers the whole geographic territory of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan and transboundary areas of Afghan Badakhshan.
The main task of Aarhus Centre Khorog is to facilitate partnership among government and civil society in addressing priority environmental and security challenges in the region through utilization of the mechanisms offered by the Aarhus Centers. Khorog Aarhus Center covers the whole geographic territory of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan and transboundary areas of Afghan Badakhshan.
YGPE initiated its activity in 2000 and since then has been recognized as one of the successful leaders in the areas of poverty reduction and sustainable ecological development.
The Centre was formed by experts who have recognized the public need to be informed about basic human rights for a healthy environment, and to influence decision-making at local and national level.
The main task of Kurgan-Tyube Aarhus Centre is to facilitate partnership among government and civil society in addressing priority environmental and security challenges in the region through utilization of the mechanisms offered by the Aarhus Centres.
The Aarhus Centre Minsk supports the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus in preparing legislation aimed at consolidating the principles of openness and transparency in environmental decision-making.
The main goal of the Aarhus Centre in Naryn is to promote the implementation of the Convention at the local level. In particular, the Centre's main activities include:
The mission of Aarhus Centre New Belgrade is to foster implementation of the Convention in Belgrade with the special focus on New Belgrade - the city’s biggest municipality -.
The Aarhus Centre Kyzylorda raises public awareness on access to justice in the field of environmental protection and organises several events to engage with different stakeholders.
The Centre was formed by experts who recognized the public need to be informed about basic human rights for a healthy environment, and to influence decision-making at local and national level.
In Sarajevo, the Centre promotes good environmental governance, through improved access to environmental information, increased public participation in decision-making and strengthened rule of law through access to justice in environmental matters.
The main task of Aarhus Centre Tursunzoda is to facilitate partnerships among the government and civil society in addressing the main environmental and security challenges in the region through utilization of the mechanisms offered by the Aarhus Centres. Geographical coverage of the Centre is Tursunzoda town.
The Centre supports the implementation of the Aarhus Convention, promotes public access to environmental information and participation in decision-making in the Lori region in Armenia.
The goal of the Centre is to enlarge the Aarhus Convention’s implementation, while being in close co-operation with environmental non-governmental organizations and with the Centre in Yerevan.
The Aarhus Information Centre Vlora promotes participatory mechanisms and partnerships among central and local public authorities, civil society organizations and business community.
Astana Aarhus Centre (Union of Aarhus Centres and Innovative Development Entities)
The Aarhus Centre Astana assists in implementing the regional development programme and contributes to implementing the Aarhus Convention while monitoring the execution rights ensured by it.
The Environmental Information and Education Centre” (EIEC) provides access to environmental education and ensures access to comprehensive information on environment.
The Gavar Aarhus Centre serves as a link between the government, regional government and NGOs in the field of environmental policy-making and implementation in Armenia.
The Gyumri Aarhus Centre promotes the implementation of the Aarhus Convention and contributes to improving the process of natural resources management, in particular water resources and minerals.
The Jayhun Aarhus Centre focuses on informing the population on the main principles of Aarhus Convention and raising public awareness on environmental rights of citizens through conducting information sessions, seminars and other events.
The Jayhun Aarhus Centre focuses on informing the population on the main principles of Aarhus Convention and raising public awareness on environmental rights of citizens through conducting information sessions, seminars and other events.
Kapan Public Environmental Information/Aarhus Centre
The Centre is working on implementing two of the three pillars of the Aarhus Convention: providing access to information and public participation in the decision-making process in the Kapan region,
The National Aarhus Centre of Kazakhstan promotes public participation in decision-making processes through access to information and justice in environmental matters.
At the initiative of Association TERRA’S and with OSCE support, the Centre was established with a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Environment, the City of Subotica and the Open University.