ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP

Abstract

Al eading and effective environmental partnership can only be achieved if the public enjoys the right to information and awareness, allowing them to understand the environmental situation and any new developments. This knowledge is essential to take the necessary actions to protect against potential threats. Environmental partnership requires the diversification of rights in different environment al areas, including chemicals and the ozone layer. However, this right often encounters obstacles when administrations refuse to provide citizens with environmental information under the pretex to professional secrecy, which they use asa n excuse to monopolize decision-making in environmental matters. In addition, citizens may refrain from seeking environmental information due to a lack of awareness of these issues or the barriers that impede access to environmental information.