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Hungary’s Green Ombudsman puts environmental futures at the heart of decision-making

OFFICE OF THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY IN LONDON
FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
UK ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION

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Hungary’s Green Ombudsman puts environmental futures at the heart of decision-making

A unique environmental watchdog role – protecting…

Learning from the Hungarian Green Ombudsman

Halina Ward

Halina Ward reflects on the potential relevance for the UK of Hungary’s unique ‘Green Ombudsman’ role: the office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Generations. This piece was originally published in the November issue of the electronic journal of the UK Environmental Law…

Examples of parliamentary innovation for sustainable development: Hungary, Finland, Israel.. and the UK?

lightbulbOne common question in our work is ‘what sorts of changes could help to get democracy working for sustainable development? Give me some examples’.

One answer is to point to existing examples of innovations designed to help parliaments to integrate long-term thinking…

Scottish Children’s Parliament

The Scottish Children’s Parliament provides opportunities for children aged from 9 to 14 years old to engage in local, national and international democratic processes.

The Parliament has been working with WWF Scotland in a Climate Change Project which gave children an opportunity…