Abstract
The study analyzes the prospects for Russia’s ratification of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (1998). The analysis of federal legislation in the field of ecology is carried out.The emphasis is on the provisions that regulate the rights of citizens to access official information on the state of the environment, to participate in the discussion of environmental programs and projects; the right to judicial review of actions of authorities that violate such rights. On the example of the city of Moscow - a subject of the Russian Federation, the official electronic services and resources are shown that allow you to receive information about the state of the environment in real time. Such electronic resources have been created by the Moscow City Government and are available on all social networks. Based on the results of the study, the conclusion is substantiated that the existing legislation in Russia and the practice of its application generally comply with the standards of the Aarhus Convention. Its ratification will allow Russia to reach a qualitatively new level of international environmental standards.
Highlights
Sustainable development is the desire to achieve the necessary balance between the economy, meeting the needs of society and preserving the environment for future generations
It is based on the adoption of the necessary international standards and national legislation in the field of environmental protection, environmental monitoring, public awareness the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2015 [1]
International standards in this area are established by the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, which was adopted on June 25, 1998 in Denmark in the city of
Summary
Sustainable development is the desire to achieve the necessary balance between the economy, meeting the needs of society and preserving the environment for future generations It is based on the adoption of the necessary international standards and national legislation in the field of environmental protection, environmental monitoring, public awareness the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2015 [1]. Problems of achieving goals and indicators of sustainable development are often discussed in the literature [2, 3]
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