{"id":135373,"date":"2018-12-10T13:49:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T12:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufu.de\/international-projects-2\/international-symposium-best-practices-on-access-to-environmental-information-berlin-december-3-2018\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:42:54","slug":"international-symposium-best-practices-on-access-to-environmental-information-berlin-december-3-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufu.de\/en\/international-projects-2\/international-symposium-best-practices-on-access-to-environmental-information-berlin-december-3-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"International Symposium ‘Best Practices on Access to Environmental Information’, Berlin, December 3 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The Independent Institute for Environmental Issues, UfU e.V., had the pleasure to invite highly ranked scholars from different jurisdictions and members of national and international authorities to an exchange on ‘Best Practices on Access to Environmental Information’ in Berlin, the3rd<\/sup> of December 2018.<\/p>\n

This international Symposium was carried out on behalf of the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Energy. It is integrated into a broader interdisciplinary evaluation process of the German Access to Environmental Information Act.<\/p>\n

Non-judicial mechanisms, such as mediation processes or the role of advisory bodies, as well as the practice of private bodies and their obligation to provide access to environmental information ranged among the discussed topics.<\/p>\n

A documentation of the Symposium and the presentations is provided below.<\/p>\n

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COURSE OF THE SYMPOSIUM: ‘Best Practices on Access to Environmental Information’<\/p>\n

December 3, 2018, House of Democracy and Human Rights, Greifswalder Str. 4, 10405 Berlin<\/p>\n

Facilitation: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schomerus, Leuphana University L\u00fcneburg; Karl Stracke, UfU<\/p>\n

10:00 a.m. Welcoming Speeches<\/p>\n

Dr. Nadja Salzborn<\/em>, Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and Dr. Michael Zschiesche<\/em>, Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU e.V.)<\/p>\n

Panel 1 : Evaluation of National AtEI Acts <\/strong><\/p>\n

10:20 a.m. Evaluation of the Dutch AtEI Act (2009) and its Impacts on the Practice of Access to Environmental Information<\/p>\n

Marte van der Loop<\/em>, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

10:50 a.m. Evaluation of the Croatian AtEI Act (2018)<\/p>\n

\u017deljka Leljak Gracin<\/em>, Zelena Akcija
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

11:20 a.m. Evaluation of the German AtEI Act: Main Challenges in the German Administrative Practice<\/p>\n

Karl Stracke<\/em>, Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU e.V.)
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Kerstin Tews<\/em>, Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU), Free University of Berlin (GER)
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

12:00 a.m. Light lunch at the conference venue<\/p>\n

01:00 p.m. Main Challenges in the German Legal Practice<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schomerus<\/em>, Leuphana University L\u00fcneburg
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

Panel 2: International Best Practices of Parties to the Aarhus Convention (AC) <\/strong><\/p>\n

01:30 p.m. Overview on Best Practices on AtEI on the European Level<\/p>\n

Daniele Franzone<\/em>, Senior Expert, EU Commission Directorate General Environment
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

02:00 p.m. Key Trends in the Implementation of the Access to Information Pillar of the Aarhus Convention<\/p>\n

Maryna Yanush<\/em>, Environmental Affairs Officer, Aarhus Convention Secretariat, UNECE
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

02:30 p.m. Coffee break<\/p>\n

Panel 3: Best Practices of Parties to the AC for Selected Topics <\/strong><\/p>\n

03:00 p.m. Topic: Mediation, Non-judicial Procedures<\/p>\n

Input “Switzerland”<\/p>\n

Elena Trigo<\/em>, Lawyer, Federal Environment Agency, Switzerland<\/p>\n

03:30 p.m. Topic: The Role of the “Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (OCEI)<\/p>\n

Input “Ireland”<\/p>\n

Melanie Campbell<\/em>, Investigator, Offices of the Information Commissioner\/Commissioner for Environmental Information
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

04:00 p.m. Topic: Access to Information from Private Bodies under the UK Environmental Information Regulations<\/p>\n

Input “United Kingdom”<\/p>\n

Robert McCracken, QC<\/em>, Barrister, Fellow of the Centre for European Law, King’s College London
\nPaper McCracken<\/a><\/p>\n

Panel 4: Final Discussion and Further Best Practices in Parties to the AC <\/strong><\/p>\n

04:30 p.m. Open Discussion<\/p>\n

Amongst others: Valerie Hope<\/em>, Defra, UK
\npresentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

05:15 p.m. Closing Speech\/Remarks<\/p>\n

Matthias Sauer<\/em>, Federal Ministry of Environment<\/p>\n

05:30 p.m. End[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”ufu-projekt”]Partners:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schomerus, Leuphana University L\u00fcneburg<\/p>\n

Dr. Kerstin Tews, Environmental Policy Research Center, Free University Berlin<\/p>\n

On behalf of:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Federal Environment Agency<\/a><\/p>\n

And Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety<\/p>\n

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\"BMUB<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karl Stracke(karl.stracke@ufu.de)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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