Interpreting the Strategic Environmental Assessment Protocol to the Espoo Convention
Interpreting the Strategic Environmental Assessment Protocol to the Espoo Convention

Summary/Abstract: In 2022, the Espoo Convention Implementation Committee issued its first findings and recommendations regarding compliance with the Protocol on strategic environmental assessment, providing at the same time useful guidance for interpreting the Protocol. While the specific guidance prepared by the Committee remains to be confirmed in 2023 by the Meeting of the Parties to the Espoo Convention, it marks the Committee’s first in-depth examination of the Protocol’s transboundary practice. The paper provides a brief analysis of the Committee’s interpretation of Article 10 of the Protocol, aimed at assisting Parties in implementing their obligations.

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