#Environmental assessment within & across borders is a key safeguard for #sustainability in #EnergyTransition , #CircularEconomy & #GreenFinancing , highlight govts & experts in High-Level exchanges under #EspooConvention & its Protocol, chaired by🇲🇩Minister of Environment Iordanov
#CriticalRawMaterials demand is set to rise >3X by 2030. Govts. incl.🇨🇭🇲🇩stress role of #EspooConvention to assess environmental impact of #mining & #CircularEconomy activities. #EU CRMs act adopted last week recalls Espoo & #AarhusConvention obligations & stipulates 🇺🇳 #UNFC use
He emphasized that 🇲🇰, by accepting the #GreenAgenda , is committed to encouraging sustainable connectivity through ecological infrastructure. By the #ESPOOConvention , we provide & require a strict cross-border EIA, exemplifying 🇲🇰 commitment to a greener & more #sustainablefuture
We are moving to a new era of #energy in which an instrument like the #EspooConvention is paramount, stressed #Bulgaria 's #Environment Minister Julian Popov; Interdependencies call for much stronger cooperation, #transparency & openness – closely linked with the Convention
As #environmental threats do not respect national borders, UNECE #EspooConvention fosters cooperation to assess projects' #transboundary impacts
An Environmental Impact Assessment has to be done at an early stage of planning ✅
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The #EspooConvention has been applied over 1,000 times to date & its use is rising. States find cross-border #environmental assessment a valuable procedure for informing & consulting the authorities & the public of neighbouring countries
Parties gather this week at United Nations Geneva🇺🇳
MOEPP State Secretary Nebi Rexhepi participated in the high-level meeting of the Parties to the UNECE #EspooConvention & the Protocol on Strategic #Environmental Impact Assessment held in United Nations Geneva 🗓️12-15 Dec. 2023. shorturl.at/koxE4
During the 9th MOP to the #EspooConvention , 🇺🇦 concluded 20 years of discussions with 🇷🇴 on compliance with environmental requirements for the Danube-Black Sea Canal. A significant milestone in the convention's history! Grateful to 🇷🇴 colleagues for their fruitful cooperation!
UNECE #EspooConvention requires Parties to assess #environmental impact early in planning. It obliges States to notify & consult each other on major projects likely to have adverse cross-border effects
It has already been applied over 1,000 times
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#Azerbaijan demands #Armenia halt construction of metallurgical plant near border in #Nakhchivan autonomy. Citing Espoo Convention violations, Azerbaijan urges environmental impact discussions.
#EspooConvention #Environment #Naxçıvan
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UNECEAarhus @UNECE The discussion highlights examples of promoting public participation in env't impact assessments, such as in transboundary water mgt. and protection, & #EspooConvention .
Learn about the obligation to promote UNECEAarhus principles as seen in Art. 3(7)➡️ unece.org/public-partici…
Under the UNECE #EspooConvention on #Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, neighbouring countries & the public can have their say on projects in areas incl. #energy , #transport , #mining & more
Parties gather this week United Nations Geneva.
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As #Geneva is buzzing with #HumanRights75 & Global #RefugeeForum . it's an intense week of talks under UNECE environmental treaties covering #AirPollution & #environmental assessment: watch high-level segment of #EspooConvention Meeting of the Parties live webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k…
Maria Varteressian European Commission EFTA Secretariat EEA and Norway Grants European Parliament Anders H. Eide Mission of Norway to the EU Juraj This is the thing with a Strategical Environmental Assessment: To assess any cumulative and transboundary environmental effects before opening any process of activities. If this will not be redone, as required by the #Espooconvention , then Norway has breached international law.