İyi Çevresel Yönetişim Bağlamında Aarhus Sözleşmesi’nin Analizi

The Aarhus Convention represents an international agreement that serves to strengthen the relationship between environmental governance and participatory democracy. It is an important document on environmental rights. The Convention's stated aims are threefold: firstly, it seeks to increase participation in environmental decision-making processes; secondly, it aims to raise environmental awareness; and thirdly, it seeks to ensure environmental justice. The Convention is therefore of great significance in reinforcing the basic principles of environmental governance. It also promotes a sustainable approach to solving environmental problems. The objective of this article is to analyse the mechanisms of environmental governance in accordance with the principles of the Aarhus Convention, and to elucidate the interconnection between fundamental tenets of the Convention and the foundational principles of effective environmental governance. In order to present the research topic in an objective and comprehensive manner, a qualitative approach was employed.