Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean: guide for public participation in the institutional architecture

4 Mar 2026 | Publication

Work area(s)

Sustainable development and human settlements

Topic(s)

Principle 10 - Escazú Agreement Sustainable development Environment

Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean: guide for public participation in the institutional architecture

  • Publication type: Institutional Documents and Books
  • Publication corporate author (Institutional author): NU. CEPAL
  • Physical description: 67 pages
  • Publisher: ECLAC
  • UN symbol (Signature): LC/ESZ.2025/1
  • Date: March, 2026
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Abstract

This Guide offers the public information on opportunities for participating in the institutional mechanisms of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement). It also helps to improve understanding of current procedures and existing bodies, strengthens the capacities of the public and facilitates public participation in implementation and follow-up of the Agreement.

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • I. Basic concepts regarding the Escazú Agreement
  • II. The Regional Public Mechanism and the elected representatives of the public the Escazú Agreement
  • III. The public and the institutional mechanisms of the Escazú Agreement
  • IV. The public and other bodies and processes of the Escazú Agreement
  • V. Public participation in the national implementation of the Escazú Agreement.

SDG(s)

13. Climate action