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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC

Author(s): Mirjana Drenovak-Ivanović
Subject(s): Politics, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Београду
Keywords: COVID-19; Environmental Approximation Strategy; Restriction measures; Pandemic; Public participation

Summary/Abstract: The protection and preservation of the environment and stable climatic conditions, as well as the right of public participation in environmental decision-making in public spaces, are emerging as topics of special significance, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for integrated protection of natural goods of general interest, harmonization with the EU acquis, the need to simultaneously overcome the COVID-19 crisis and implement the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans raises numerous questions, some of them being: is environmental protection a priority during the pandemic and, if so, which aspects of environmental protection represent the primary concern; have the measures limiting public gatherings had an impact on public participation in decision-making; and, do the proposed legislative amendments and additions complete the environmental protection system, with clear criteria for an environmental impact assessment of the related activities and the decisions to support their pursuit?

  • Issue Year: 70/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 1129-1145
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English
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