Uzbekistan is strengthening measures at the national level to preserve the environment and provide reliable information about its condition.

This is stipulated in Article 49 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In this regard, the Law “On Accession to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus, June 25, 1998)” was adopted.

The Aarhus Convention was signed by 38 countries in Aarhus, Denmark, on June 25, 1998, at the 4th Pan-European Conference of Environment Ministers. This is an important international document aimed at protecting the human right to a healthy environment, ensuring the availability and use of environmental information by relevant government agencies, citizens, and the public.

The Convention aims to regulate cooperation related to public participation in decision-making that may harm ecology, the environment, and citizens’ health and ensure access to justice.

According to experts, the accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to this Convention contributes to ensuring human rights and freedoms in ecology and environmental protection. Also, it allows working together with foreign partners to achieve ecological safety. In addition, it helps to increase the country’s authority in the international arena.

Muhayyo Toshqorayeva, UzA