First Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

The objective of the first forum was be to provide a space for discussion on the situation of human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together the Parties to the Escazú Agreement, recognized specialists in the field, and the public, especially human rights defenders, indigenous peoples and local communities, and people or groups in vulnerable situations who defend the environment.…

COP27 Event: The Escazú Agreement: opportunities to promote an inclusive, informed and participatory climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean

First virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

Virtual, 28 October 2022 (12-1.30pm Santiago Chile time) 1. Background The First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP1), adopted the Decision I/6 on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters. This decision established an open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters, “which shall allow for meaningful public participation, especially by indigenous peoples and local communities, endeavouring to include persons or groups in vulnerable situations, and receive the assistance of the Economic Commission for Latin Ameri…

Universal recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: Presentation of the UN General Assembly Resolution and its implications for public policy

The event aims to present and analyse the importance of the Resolution A/RES/76/300 adopted last 28 July by the United Nations General Assembly on The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment , presented by Costa Rica, Slovenia, Maldives, Morocco, and Switzerland, with the support of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. This text recognises, for the first time worldwide, a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a Human Right. The event will address how this decision of the General Assembly can contribute to catalyse the adoption and effective …

Socio-environmental frameworks for safe investment environments: the opportunities offered by the Escazú Agreement

Preparatory meeting of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (PreCOP1)

The aim of the meeting is to advance discussions on the matters to be dealt with at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement.…

Cooperation between the Aarhus Convention and the Escazú Agreement to promote the protection of access rights and of environmental defenders

Virtual side event on the occasion of the 7th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention and 4th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kiev Protocol.…

Seminar on the Escazú Agreement for Government officials and relevant stakeholders in Belize

2021 HLPF official side event: "Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context: the contribution of SDG 16 and environmental access rights to sustainable and resilient recovery"

This event aims to generate a space for inter-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on experiences that empower people to protect the planet in times of COVID-19. As a linchpin of sustainable and resilient recovery efforts, the implementation of environmental access rights to information, public participation and justice at different levels will be featured.…

Day of celebrations: Entry into force of the Escazú Agreement

Having met the conditions required under article 22, the Escazú Agreement shall enter into force on 22 April 2021, coinciding with International Mother Earth Day. ECLAC, in its capacity as secretariat of the Agreement, invites to take part in a day of celebrations in which several activities are being organized.…

#ForumLAC2030 Event: "Rights-Based Sustainable Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean – placing human rights and the 2030 Agenda at the core of the responses to build forward better"

This virtual side event intends to generate a space for multi-stakeholder dialogue in order to establish the necessary conditions to place human rights, the 2030 Agenda and the Escazú Agreement at the centre of the countries' responses for post-pandemic recovery. The intention here will be to discuss how sustainable and resilient recovery should be based on human rights, environmental protection and those who defend the environment and the role played by National Human Rights Institutions.…

Second meeting of the signatory countries to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Webpage of the meeting: https://acuerdodeescazu.cepal.org/s2/en…

The Escazú Agreement in Antigua and Barbuda: empowering societies for sustainable development

Closing of the period for signature of the Escazú Agreement

The period for signature of the Escazú Agreement will close on 26 September 2020, pursuant to article 21 of the treaty.…

The Escazú Agreement: advancing the rule of law for sustainable development

The virtual seminar sought raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes, examine the role of the Judiciary in the implementation of environmental access rights and environmental protection and review the national and regional frameworks and judicial developments in the context of the Regional Agreement’s ratification process.…

The Escazú Agreement: empowering societies for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The virtual seminar sought to provide a general overview of the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and multilateral environmental agreements, as well as exchange views with the members of the National Workers Union in Saint Lucia to support the ratification process of the Escazú Agreement.…

Webinar "The significant participation of the public in the Escazú Agreement in preparation for its entry into force: proposals and inputs"

The elected representatives of the public and ECLAC invite the public to participate in the discussions to draft proposals for the significant participation of the public in the implementation of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement).…

The Escazú Agreement: towards the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (Seminar for Civil Society Representatives and interested stakeholders)

**** Event postponed **** Organized by the Government of Grenada and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the seminar aims to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes, review the role of civil society and other interested stakeholders in the Escazú Agreement and discuss the challenges and opportunities of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process in Grenada.…

The Escazú Agreement: towards the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (Seminar for public officials)

**** Event postponed **** Organized by the Government of Grenada and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the seminar aims to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes, examine the state of the art of implementation of access rights in the region with a particular focus on the Caribbean sub-region and review the Grenadian internal framework in the context of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process.…

Second anniversary of the adoption of the Escazú Agreement and launching of young Escazú Champions

The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement), was adopted at Escazú, Costa Rica, on 4 March 2018.…