SEIS

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES TO IMPROVE AND STREAMLINE THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, ANALYSING AND REPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

European citizens will be empowered to make informed decisions on their environment and influence public policy by the EU Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS).

A Commission Communication on the European Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) has been issued by the European Union (EU). The proposed Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) is a decentralized but integrated web-enabled information system based on a network of public information providers sharing environmental data and information. With SEIS environmentally-relevant data and information would be stored in environmental databases throughout the European Union and would be interconnected virtually and be compatible.

The Task Force on Electronic Information Tools to the Aarhus Convention discussed the significance of SEIS to promoting access to environmental information and ways of furthering its development, at its sixth meeting, 13-14 December 2007. It recognized SEIS as a relevant regional initative supporting the implementation of the Convention.

An Europa site of SEIS will be operational soon.

See also

• Original source of information
• Press release
• Task Force on Electronic Information Tools meeting, February 2008 (see paragraphs 22 and 41(i))
• Aarhus Clearinghouse for Environmental Democracy
• The complete text of the Communication, Towards a Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS)