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Turkmenistan|life|October 5, 2016 / 09:27 AM
Environmental awareness promoted in Turkmenistan

AKIPRESS.COM - environment2 The Aarhus Convention, a UN document on access to environmental information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters, was the focus of an OSCE-supported seminar for 25 representatives of the local authorities, commercial organizations, civil society, media and the general public, held in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan on October 4.

The seminar was organized by the Aarhus Center of Turkmenistan in cooperation with the State Committee for Nature Protection and Land Resources. Discussions focused on administrative liability in the area of environmental protection, the importance of awareness-raising about air pollution and activities of the Caspian Environmental Control Service of the State Committee for Nature Protection and Land Resources in the area of the implementation of environmental legislation.

“The implementation of the Aarhus Convention is a multi-step process which requires a systematic approach, including strengthening knowledge and understanding among officials at all levels of government of their respective obligations and responsibilities within the framework of the Convention,” said Natalya Drozd, Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat.

The participants discussed the implementation of the Aarhus Conventions and other international documents related to environment as well as activities of the Aarhus Center of Turkmenistan and Society for Environmental Protection of Turkmenbashi.

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