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T1 Discussion Paper: Improving Public Participation in International Environmental Governance - UNEP PerspectivesnIssue No. 1
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/9138
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/9138
NO This discussion paper 1) briefly explores the rationale and principles for “public participation” in IEG; 2) reviews exemplary practice and options of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) with regard to implementing these principles and suggests a number of changes to IEG that could enable more transparent, participatory, and accountable governance; and 3) suggests that Rio +20 provides an opportunity to improve the quality of civil society participation by enabling civil society organizations not merely to observe, but also to inform, shape, and engage decisionmaking processes.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026