1. Lalanath de Silva Director TAI/PP10 World Resources Institute

2. Background: Relevant International Commitments 1992 178 governments sign the Rio Declaration. Principle 10 mandated appropriate access to information, encouragement of public participation, and effective access to judicial proceedings. 2002 WSSD Plan of Implementation calls on governments to implement Principle 10.

3. Partnership for Principle 10 Platform for Principle 10 activities worldwide www.pp10.org

4. PP10 Partners and Observers Governments 8 Bolivia, Chile, Hungary, Indonesia, Mexico, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom International Organizations 4 IUCN, UNDP, UNEP, The World Bank National NGOs 20 CEDHA (Argentina), CEBEM-REDESMA, LIDEMA, PRODENA (Bolivia), CODESOSUR, RIDES, Participa (Chile), ECOLEX, Coalicion Acceso, CEDA (Ecuador), EMLA (Hungary), ICEL (Indonesia), IA-Mex (Mexico), OIKOS, INDE (Portugal), EJNF (South Africa), TEI (Thailand), Capacity Global, FIELD (UK), ACODE (Uganda), WRI (USA)

5. PP10 Strategy Develop strategies to implement Principle 10 at the national level Exchange information, share best practice & produce collective outputs Serve as a mechanism for monitoring and self- evaluation Mobilize financial resources for Principle 10 implementation Promote recognition & implementation of Principle 10 in international agreements, processes & initiatives

6. PP10 Commitments Shared Commitments Action-Oriented Specific Commitments

7. Shared Commitments Encourage credible and independent assessments Collaborate to improve policies and practice Develop and be accountable for specific commitments All partners commit to

8. Specific Commitments Improve their own institutional performance Contribute to the improvement of performance by other partners Contribute to the collective work of PP10 Each partner commits to activities and initiatives that

9. Examples of Specific Commitments National- level NGO Government Agency International Organization Produce manuals for the public Conduct repeat assessments Develop a new public information system Train staff about public participation Support implementation in specific countries Provide funding for the Partnership

10. For more information… www.pp10.org access@wri.org PP10 Secretariat c/o World Resources Institute 10 G St, NE, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20002