公众参与原则是目前各国环境法普遍采用的一项基本原则。在1992年联合国环境与发展大会上通过的《里约宣言》明确提出“环境问题只有在所有有关公众的参与下才能得到最好解决。每个人应有适当途径接触政府掌握的环境资料,包括关于他们的社区的危险物质和活动的资料,并有机会参与决策过程。各国应广泛传播信息,促进和鼓励公众知情和参与。应使公众能够有效地利用司法和行政程 The principle of public participation is one of the basic principles universally adopted by environmental laws in various countries at present. The Rio Declaration adopted at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development made it clear that ”environmental issues are best addressed only with the participation of all relevant publics and each should have proper access to environmental information available to the government, including Information on the hazardous substances and activities of their communities and the opportunity to participate in the decision-making process should be widely disseminated to promote and encourage public informed and participatory public access to justice and administration