Closing the Gap: Information, participation, and justice in decision-making for the environment

Addresses the status of access to information, participation, and justice in nine countries – Chile, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and the United States.

This report addresses the status of access to information, participation, and justice in nine countries – Chile, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and the United States.

In the report, WRI and Access Initiative colleagues around the world ask the question, “What have national governments done – and what do they still need to do – to create effective systems of public participation in their countries?”