Final Report

The LIFE-A2J-EARL project focused on bridging the 'implementation gap' of EU environmental laws by empowering the judiciary, public administrations, and public interest lawyers. Operating across eight EU Member States, the project produced a comprehensive legal guide, national toolkits, and a digital platform to facilitate access to justice. It delivered 48 training sessions and 12 webinars, reaching over 2,000 participants. Despite delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting judicial attitudes in some regions, the project successfully increased stakeholder awareness of the Aarhus Convention and EU case-law. Key outputs included a database of 117 public interest lawyers from 15 countries and a final virtual conference attended by 285 participants.

• The project significantly exceeded its training targets, with 2,090 members of the target audience trained through 48 workshops and 12 webinars, compared to the original goal of 1,000.
• A comprehensive legal guide on access to justice in EU law and the Aarhus Convention was published, with 1,859 stakeholders downloading either the English or Polish versions.
• The project developed eight national toolkits providing practical legal advice on procedures and standing requirements in Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Spain, reaching 1,117 stakeholders.
• An online database of public interest lawyers specializing in environmental law was established, eventually including 117 lawyers from 15 countries and receiving 2,982 visits.
• Digital interactive platforms with an 'ask a lawyer' function were launched for Estonia, Hungary, and Poland, though the specific query function was rarely used by the 263 stakeholders who accessed the sites.
• The project's communication efforts reached approximately 164,200 people through 393 social media outputs, and the English project website recorded 10,681 views.
• The COVID-19 pandemic forced the project to move its final conference to an online format and reschedule final training sessions, though the virtual conference ultimately attracted more participants (285) than the original in-person target (120).

APA

ClientEarth (2021). Final Report. https://www.clientearth.org/media/dslpjzqd/life_midterm_final_report_life-a2j-earl_final-report.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Final Report. 2021. https://www.clientearth.org/media/dslpjzqd/life_midterm_final_report_life-a2j-earl_final-report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2021final, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Final Report}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/dslpjzqd/life_midterm_final_report_life-a2j-earl_final-report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }