Information and Practices on Resilience and Environmental Governance in the EU 8th EAP (2022): Assessment of Data Accesibility, Policy Development and Human Resources
Information and Practices on Resilience and Environmental Governance in the EU 8th EAP (2022): Assessment of Data Accesibility, Policy Development and Human Resources

Summary/Abstract: The present article is based on the research and analysis of the guidelines and principles of the European Union (EU) legislation in the field of resilience and environmental governance (EG) considering the Environment Action Programme (EAP) launched on April 2022, namely Decision (EU) 2022/591 (2022) and entering into force on May 2, 2022. The study uses complex tools addressing the areas of the: (i) the principles and conceptualization; (ii) the social outcomes (SO), social practices and public participation; (iii) the policy outcomes (PO), the access to information and environmental impact; (iv) the monitoring framework. The research uses the legal documents provided by EUR-Lex, here including: (a) the Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on 8th EAP (April 2022); (b) the Directive 2001/42/EC (2001) and the Directive 2011/92/EU (2011) concerning the programmes and projects in environmental areas; (c) the Communication From the Commission regarding the “monitoring framework” for the 8th EAP (Brussels, July 2022). In conclusion, the study is aimed to present the new approaches to EG and resilience status ensuring a community-based perspective focusing policy developments and human resources.

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