The Observatory analyses legislation, policies, jurisprudence and treaties that guarantee the rights of every person to access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters, as enshrined in Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration.
Information
countries have enacted freedom of information acts
Participation
of the countries include provisions to promote public participation in general environmental laws
Justice
countries allow any person or group to bring actions in defense of the environment
Defenders
countries have specific normative instruments that protect environmental defenders
