How to vote on the Regional Public Mechanism Platform of the Escazú Agreement?

Before you begin: 

• Mandatory requirement: Only those registered with the Regional Public Mechanism by the closing date of the electoral roll on 31 July 2026 who have received the certification by email sent by the Escazú Agreement Secretariat may cast their vote.
• Voting dates: The voting system will only be available on 10 and 11 November 2026 (until 23:59 Santiago, Chile time).

Step 1: Access the platform

• Go to the Regional Public Mechanism platform via the official web link: Regional Public Mechanism platform

Step 2: Log in to your account

• In the top bar of the page, click on the “Log in” option.
• Enter the email address and password you used to register on the platform.
• Before casting your vote, you can review the list and details of the officially nominated candidates in the section “Meet the candidates for representatives of the public under the Escazú Agreement”.
• By clicking on each candidate, you can view their profile, background and the proposals they have put forward as part of their election campaign in the section “Election Forum”.

Step 3: Go to the “Vote for your candidate” section

• Click on the “Cast your Vote here” button.
• Below, you will find a list of all accepted candidates, broken down by the electoral sub-region in which they are standing and by country. Within each sub-region, candidates are grouped by country in alphabetical order by surname.
• Each person has ONE VOTE for a single candidate, who may be from any of the three electoral sub-regions (there is no restriction on voting only for candidates from your country or sub-region of residence).
• You must tick the box corresponding to a single option/candidate of your choice.
• Once you have ticked your choice, click the " Submit " button to submit your vote.
• Make sure you see the message on screen confirming that your vote has been successfully received: "Thank you for voting!"