Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement
The objective of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Escazú Agreement will be the consideration and approval of the Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters prepared by the coordinators of the ad hoc Working Group composed of Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Likewise, reports from the Secretariat, Presiding Officers, Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance and national implementation routes will be presented, and any other matter that the Parties decide will be discussed.
In turn, in order to advance in the discussion of the topics that will be the subject of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties, a virtual preparatory meeting will take place on 4 March 2024 (Pre-COP).
What is the Escazú Agreement?
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) was adopted on 4 March 2018 at Escazú, Costa Rica.
The Regional Agreement is a legal instrument for environmental protection, but it is also a human rights treaty. Its main beneficiaries are the people of the Latin American and Caribbean region, particularly the most vulnerable groups and communities. It aims to ensure the right of all persons to have access to information in a timely and appropriate manner, to participate significantly in making the decisions that affect their lives and their environment, and to access justice when those rights have been infringed. The treaty recognizes the rights of all individuals, provides measures to facilitate their exercise and, most importantly, establishes mechanisms to render them effective.
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This description was adapted from acuerdodeescazu.cepal.org
