Ali Haqqani, Abdul Qadim Saeedi
Undoubtedly, the environment plays a significant and vital role in the
existence and survival of humanity. Consequently, environmental protection
has become a serious concern for humans today. This research examines
participation in environmental protection from the perspective of
international environmental law and the legal system of Afghanistan. The
authors of this study have employed a descriptive-analytical method and
library-documentary sources to investigate this important issue. The
findings of this research indicate that various approaches to participation in
environmental protection have been envisaged from the perspective of
international documents and the legal system of Afghanistan. These
approaches include government participation in lawmaking, government
participation in raising awareness, public participation in decision-making,
government and public participation in environmental protection, support,
and development, government participation in the transfer of science and
technology, financial participation of developed countries in improving the
environment in developing countries, public participation in seeking
compensation and resorting to judicial authorities, and participation of
public organizations and groups in environmental protection. International
environmental law and the legal system of Afghanistan share many
commonalities in these aspects, while also exhibiting differences in certain
cases.