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The 2nd TAI assessment launched in Guizhou China
WRI and ICRAF-China organized 2 days training workshop in Guiyang city, the capital of Guizhou province China, from May 10 to11 2009. Potential partners and advisors of the TAI coalition for Guizhou met with representatives of LIFE (Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment, India) and ECO-Watch (Yunnan,China).
Lessons from Malawi on Review of Environmental Legislation
Possible Methodology:
Step 1: Desk review to initially identify details of state of knowledge and information gaps and list of stakeholders to be consulted;
Step 2: Consultations with key stakeholders, non governmental organizations, directors from key sectors and other institutions;
Step 3: Consensus building among key stakeholders by discussing draft reports and zero drafts of the amended legislation; and
Enhancing Access to Environmental Information and Justice in Malawi
Enhancing Access to Environmental Information and Justice in Malawi
From January 2009, Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (CEPA) has been implementing a project aimed at enhancing access to environmental information and justice in matters relating to the environment by facilitating enactment of the revised framework Environment Management Bill and the Access to Information Bill.
British Speaker Resigns – A Victory for Transparency
In a historic and momentous move, Michael Martin, the Speaker of the British House of Commons (lower House of Parliament) resigned his position yesterday. The last time a British Speaker resigned was three hundred years ago. The events were precipitated by proceedings under the new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that became operative four years ago.
