 This year’s World Environmental Day with the motto "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care" is a reminder of the shared responsibility we all have in using natural resources sensibly to ensure sustainability, peace and security. Environmental challenges can lead to tensions. Environmental co-operation, on the other hand, can contribute to building trust at all levels.
As part of its comprehensive approach to security, the OSCE has been supporting its participating States for more than a decade in implementing the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), and the establishment of a network of 59 Aarhus Centres in 14 countries.
These Centres serve as a bridge between the government and citizens in addressing environmental issues, and work to raise awareness and promote public participation in environmental decision-making and building a sustainable future.
In this issue of OSCE LINK, we invite you to learn more about the work of the Aarhus Centres in the OSCE region.
Halil Yurdakul Yigitgüden
Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
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