Publications

Published as part of OSCE Presence in Albania's project "Strengthening environmental governance and security in Albania", which is financially supported by Norway, France and Italy.

The manual contains an overview of the basic rights of the public and the interested public that form the framework for active participation. Active participation of the public in environmental protection includes models of informing and involving the public in various forms of decision-making of importance for the protection and preservation of the environment. This publication is available in Serbian language only.

The purpose of this guide is to provide quick access to information related to methods and sources of financing activities aimed at environmental protection. In addition, this guide provides information on the amount of funds allocated for environmental protection and their sources of financing. This publication is available in Serbian language only.

This publication provides an overview of the role of Aarhus Centers in promoting the green economy and adapting to changed climate conditions. Aarhus Centers have a role to cooperate with national, provincial and local authorities, the business community and other actors in Serbia in order to launch initiatives in the direction of reducing pollution and adapting to climate change. This publication is available in Serbian language only.

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported the development of an assessment and mapping of illegal dumping of hazardous material sites and other forms of environmental crime, which provides analysis of dump sites, the current status of investigations and a detailed report and plan for the way forward.

Published by the Security Academy of Albania with the support of the OSCE Presence. Bilingual publication (Albanian & English).

Published by the Security Academy of Albania with the support of the OSCE Presence. Bilingual publication (Albanian & English).

The publication: "Exercising the right to access environmental information" was developed in cooperation with the office of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection with the support from the OSCE Mission in Serbia in order to inform the interested public about the importance and meaning of information relevant to the environment as well as about ways to provide accurate, timely and make reliable "green information" more accessible. New powers of the Commissioner relating to access to environmental information, provided through amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information, are also presented. Available in Serbian only.

This report presents a baseline assessment of environmental governance, taking into consideration an analysis of legal framework, institutional capacities, and technical expertise. The assessment was conducted from October 2022 to January 2023, by reviewing legal framework and literature, and interviews conducted with 25 institutions, and the validation of the findings in a technical consultation workshop with the participation of 40 attendees, representing compliance and management agencies, police, prosecution, civil society, media and academia. Also, baseline assessment highlighted the opportunities and concrete recommendations to enhance inter-institutional co-operation and environmental law enforcement. January 2023