We are pleased to share a new blog post by Dr Kata Dozsa published on the #ERC #CuriaeVirides Blog.
The piece reflects on key developments and discussions surrounding last November’s Aarhus Convention.
Read it here: curiaevirides.eu/2026/02/11/i... #MOP8
The Aarhus Convention #MOP8 negotiations just wrapped up in Geneva. The talks were arduous, but they succeeded in preserving its core mechanisms — a testament to just how vital and relevant the #AarhusConvention remains.
A thread 🧵👇
#MOP8 event alert: Join us to explore how the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll can strengthen the implementation of procedural rights under the convention, access to information, public participation & access to justice.
⏰ 19/11 at 1pm
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It's Day 2⃣ of #AarhusPRTRsMoPs!
As #MoP8 Parties continue work on pending documents, Day 2 moves to the General Segment, as they are expected to tackle:
🔸 Substantive issues, incl. GMO
🔸 Reporting & compliance mechanisms
🔸 SR on env't defenders
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The UNECE #AarhusConvention #MoP8 returns to plenary as they continue deliberations on matters regarding compliance. #AarhusPRTRsMoPs
As #UNECE #AarhusConvention #MoP8 Parties advance work, Parties have provisionally adopted decisions, incl. on reporting requirements & financial arrangements.
Work continues in contact groups on protection of env't defenders & election of Compliance Committee members. #AarhusPRTRsMoPs
Chair Aurimas Saladžius of #Lithuania is optimistic work will advance having reached consensus on a number of difficult items, as the #MoP8:
🟢 reviews progress on implementation & compliance
🟢 elect Bureau members
🟢 elect SR on env't defenders
🟢 & more
#AarhusPRTRsMoPs
The opening of UNECE #AarhusConvention #MoP8 is now ongoing at Palais des Nations, where a number of substantive decisions are expected to be adopted at the session that will guide the activities of the Convention in the next intersessional period for 2026-2029.
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#MOP8 outcomes will be shaped above all by:
👣 Whether the European Union🇪🇺 & the United Kingdom🇬🇧 engage constructively at the conference
👣 Whether Switzerland 🇨🇭 & Norway 🇳🇴 will continue to affirm themselves as champions defending the integrity of the process.
🇨🇭 In Geneva, the Convention’s ability to function effectively may face one of its most serious test yet: #MOP8 comes at a moment of rare geopolitical significance, with democratic space shrinking and public oversight increasingly constrained across Europe & beyond.
Today, the eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention #MOP8 kicks off in Geneva 🇨🇭.
The conference will be a litmus test for Europe’s commitment to environmental democracy.
A short thread 🧵👇
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