LALANATH DE SILVA, DIRECTOR, THE ACCESS INITIATIVE

OPENNESS
IN SUSTAINABLE
NATURAL RESOURCES
Open Government Partnership
OVERALL RESPONSE RATE |
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS
68%
8%
24%
Thailand Responses
granted
refused
mute refusal
FACILITY INFORMATION RESULTS
RESPONSE BY TYPE OF REQUESTOR
24.68%
50.00%
40.00%
2.60% 0.00% 7.50%
72.73%
50.00%
52.50%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
100.00%
community member local NGO Researcher
1
Indonesia
Indonesian responses by Requester Type
granted
refused
mute refusal
FINDINGS | APPEAL RESPONSE
13.16%
45.00%
80.26%
55.00%
6.58%
0.00%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
100.00%
Indonesia Thailand
1
Appeal Response
Decision Appealed - granted
Decision Appealed - refused
Decision Appealed - granted, but incomplete
information given
STORY | DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT RIGHTS
Highway
Eviction
Loss of land
IMPORTANCE OF STRONG RIGHTS
Transparency
Citizen Engagement
Accountability mechanisms for redress

ENVIRONMENTAL DEMOCRACY INDEX
FIRST GLOBAL
BENCHMARK
of environmental
transparency,
participation, and
accountability






RESULTS ACTION
indicators are actionable
and supported by legal
evidence and stories
on the ground
OPEN DATA
WEB PLATFORM
enables learning,
dialogue, and advocacy

BASED ON
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
from UNEP

2010
Governing Council of the United
Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) adopted 26 Guidelines for
the Development of National
Legislation on
Access to Information,
Public Participation, and
Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters in Bali,
Indonesia.
13 COUNTRIES
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Access to Information Public Participation Access to Justice
GLOBAL WATER RISK MAPPING

Try it out!
www.globalforestwatch.org

Crystal Davis
cdavis@wri.org
Indicators of potential and
historical loss of watershed
ecosystem services

Forests
Deforestation
Forest loss 2000-2012
Forest gain 2000-2012

Agriculture
Nitrogen and phosphorous use
Fire
Observed fires 2000-2012


Dar es Salaam: Intake 1
Forest water risk index:
High

Population: 4.36M
Watershed area: 12,300 km
2


A TOOL FOR GLOBAL WATERSHED RISK ANALYSIS
Show only critical water areas
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Sources Data Share About
illustrative

OGP WORKING GROUP |
OPENNESS AND EXTRACTIVES
Broadened TOR
Facilitation by WRI & RWI, Indonesia & Ghana
Objectives:
Foster ideas
Exchange vast experiences
Develop robust country commitments
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