The overarching aim of the Aarhus Convention, or the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, is to protect the right of every person to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being by recognising the rights established in the convention. These rights concern the right to have access to information, the right to participate in decision-making processes and the right to have access to justice in environmental matters. Environmental organisations are also afforded these rights in the Aarhus Convention.