The Aarhus Convention was adopted on 25 June 1998 at the 4th Ministerial Conference of the "Environment for Europe" process, under the aegis of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Aarhusi konventsioon võeti vastu 25. juunil 1998 protsessi „Keskkond Euroopa jaoks” neljandal ministrite konverentsil ÜRO Euroopa Majanduskomisjoni (UNECE) egiidi all.