Variable: Broad standing (Guideline 18)
  
  QoG Code: (edi_gbs)
  
  
  Description:
  The indicator measures to which extent the states provide broad interpretation of standing in proceedings concerned with environmental matters with a view to achieving effective access to justice. 
This indicator is an arithmetic average of expert answers to questions on a scale from 0 (worst) to 3 (best): (18.1) To what extent does the law recognize broad legal standing in proceedings concerned with environmental matters?; (P18.1) In the last 5 years, have NGOs been granted legal standing by national courts in public interest environmental cases?
  Type of variable: Continuous
   
    
  
    
    
  
  
  
  Categories:
   
  
    Environment
  
  
  
  
  
  Find this variable in:
   
  
    Environmental Indicators - 2021
  
   
  
    Original Dataset
  
  
  
   
  This variable has information for these countries:
  
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      - Argentina
 
      
      - Australia
 
      
      - Bangladesh
 
      
      - Belize
 
      
      - Benin
 
      
      - Bolivia
 
      
      - Brazil
 
      
      - Bulgaria
 
      
      - Cambodia
 
      
      - Cameroon
 
      
      - Canada
 
      
      - Chile
 
      
      - China
 
      
      - Colombia
 
      
      - Congo
 
      
      - Congo, Democratic Republic
 
      
      - Costa Rica
 
      
      - Dominican Republic
 
      
      - Ecuador
 
      
      - El Salvador
 
      
      - Estonia
 
      
      - Ethiopia (1993-)
 
      
      - Gabon
 
      
      - Ghana
 
      
      - Guatemala
 
      
      - Haiti
 
      
      - Honduras
 
      
      - Hungary
 
      
      - India
 
      
      - Indonesia
 
      
      - Ireland
 
      
      - Israel
 
      
      - Jamaica
 
      
      - Japan
 
      
      - Jordan
 
      
      - Kenya
 
      
      - Latvia
 
      
      - Lithuania
 
      
      - Madagascar
 
      
      - Malaysia (1966-)
 
      
      - Mexico
 
      
      - Mongolia
 
      
      - Namibia
 
      
      - Nepal
 
      
      - Nicaragua
 
      
      - Nigeria
 
      
      - North Macedonia
 
      
      - Pakistan (1971-)
 
      
      - Panama
 
      
      - Papua New Guinea
 
      
      - Paraguay
 
      
      - Peru
 
      
      - Philippines
 
      
      - Romania
 
      
      - Russia
 
      
      - South Africa
 
      
      - Sri Lanka
 
      
      - St Lucia
 
      
      - Tanzania
 
      
      - Thailand
 
      
      - Trinidad and Tobago
 
      
      - Turkey
 
      
      - Uganda
 
      
      - Ukraine
 
      
      - United Kingdom
 
      
      - United States
 
      
      - Uruguay
 
      
      - Venezuela
 
      
      - Vietnam
 
      
      - Zimbabwe
 
      
    
   
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
    This variable has information from the year 2015 to the
    year 2015