This paper examines the nature and opportunities of public participation in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and planning processes in the context of massive expansion of near-shore wind power farms within the next decade in Estonia. The establishment of new wind farms has aroused...

The planet earth as a habitat consists of man and his environment which is the totality of the relationship between the air, land, water, mineral resources, plants, animals and humans. Environmental sustainability has become a major issue of discussion in the international system because it...

The convention on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in a Transboundary Context (the Espoo Convention) is Now 20 years old which was negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The chapter examines a possible legal approach to EIA/SEA over...