Common use of Work Program Clause in Contracts

Work Program. 1. The Council shall develop and approve strategic priorities of the Commission. The Council shall take into account, as appropriate, commitments under the Environment Chapter of the XXXXX, the results of any regional state of the environment reporting, public input; and international, regional, and national environmental efforts. 2. The Council shall define the Work Program, establishing specific goals, objectives, and areas for cooperation. The Work Program may include short-, medium- and long-term cooperative activities in areas such as: (a) enhancing environmental compliance and effective enforcement of environmental laws; (b) addressing issues of mutual interest related to multilateral environmental agreements; (c) promoting public participation in environmental and natural resources observation, decision-making, protection, and enforcement of laws, including through public access to information; (d) strengthening capacity to respond to natural disasters, environmental emergencies, and extreme weather events; (e) promoting pollution prevention techniques and strategies, and, where appropriate, the internalization of environmental costs and accountability for environmental xxxxx; (f) promoting the development and implementation of laws and policies that provide for high levels of environmental protection, including consideration of regional approaches to state of the environment indicators; (g) strengthening cooperation on environmental impact assessments of proposed transboundary projects; (h) reducing pollution in the marine environment, including ship-related pollution and marine litter; (i) protecting the ozone layer, including by controlling the production and consumption of, and trade in, ozone depleting substances; (j) addressing transboundary environmental issues and promoting clean air, clean water, and clean soil; (k) the restoration and conservation of soils; (l) the sound management of chemicals and waste, including transboundary movements of hazardous waste, and the lifecycle management of, and trade in, reusable, recoverable, and recyclable materials; (m) promoting energy efficiency; development of cost-effective, low emissions technologies; all clean, efficient energy sources that enhance energy security; market mechanisms; sustainable transport and sustainable urban infrastructure development; addressing deforestation and forest degradation; emissions monitoring; low emissions, resilient development; and sharing of information and experiences in addressing these issues; (n) the conservation, protection and sustainable management of wild flora and fauna and their habitats, and specially protected marine, coastal, and terrestrial natural areas, as well as buffer zones and corridors; (o) exchanging information and experiences related to the mainstreaming of biodiversity across relevant sectors of the economy; (p) the conservation and protection of shared species, including migratory birds and their habitat; (q) combating wildlife trafficking, including cooperation to prevent the illegal take of, and trade in, wild fauna and flora through the exchange of experiences in the implementation of Article 24.22.5 and 24.22.6 (Conservation and Trade) of the Environment Chapter of the XXXXX; (r) preventing, controlling, and eradicating invasive alien species, including aquatic invasive species, and addressing their adverse impacts; (s) the conservation and sustainable management of forests, including addressing deforestation and forest degradation; (t) sustainable fisheries management and the long-term conservation of marine species, including addressing vessel noise and its impact on marine mammals; (u) addressing land degradation and desertification; (v) combating illegal logging and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; (w) the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable aquaculture and agriculture; (x) developing and promoting incentives to improve environmental protection, including market mechanisms and other flexible and voluntary mechanisms; (y) promoting cleaner production and facilitating actions to remove barriers to trade or investment in environmental goods and services to address global environmental challenges; (z) promoting resource and energy efficiency, including sustainable materials management, alternative and renewable energy sources, clean innovation and entrepreneurship; and (aa) promoting sustainable production and consumption, including reducing food loss and food waste. 3. In developing and submitting cooperative activities for Council approval, the Secretariat should develop and include appropriate performance measures and indicators to assist in examining and evaluating the progress of specific cooperative activities. 4. The Council may instruct the Secretariat to develop recommendations on how best to consider gender and diversity effects and opportunities in the implementation of the Work Program. 5. In order to avoid duplication and to complement ongoing and future environmental cooperation undertaken outside the context of this Agreement, the Council shall endeavor to develop the Work Program in a manner compatible with existing mechanisms among the Parties and the environmental work of other organizations and initiatives in which the Parties have an interest.

Work Program. 1. The Council shall develop and approve strategic priorities of the Commission. The Council shall take into account, as appropriate, commitments under the Environment Chapter of the XXXXXUSMCA, the results of any regional state of the environment reporting, public input; and international, regional, and national environmental efforts. 2. The Council shall define the Work Program, establishing specific goals, objectives, and areas for cooperation. The Work Program may include short-, medium- and long-long- term cooperative activities in areas such as: (a) enhancing environmental compliance and effective enforcement of environmental laws; (b) addressing issues of mutual interest related to multilateral environmental agreements; (c) promoting public participation in environmental and natural resources observation, decision-making, protection, and enforcement of laws, including through public access to information; (d) strengthening capacity to respond to natural disasters, environmental emergencies, and extreme weather events; (e) promoting pollution prevention techniques and strategies, and, where appropriate, the internalization of environmental costs and accountability for environmental xxxxx; (f) promoting the development and implementation of laws and policies that provide for high levels of environmental protection, including consideration of regional approaches to state of the environment indicators; (g) strengthening cooperation on environmental impact assessments of proposed transboundary projects; (h) reducing pollution in the marine environment, including ship-related pollution and marine litter; (i) protecting the ozone layer, including by controlling the production and consumption of, and trade in, ozone depleting substances; (j) addressing transboundary environmental issues and promoting clean air, clean water, and clean soil; (k) the restoration and conservation of soils; (l) the sound management of chemicals and waste, including transboundary movements of hazardous waste, and the lifecycle management of, and trade in, reusable, recoverable, and recyclable materials; (m) promoting energy efficiency; development of cost-effective, low emissions technologies; all clean, efficient energy sources that enhance energy security; market mechanisms; sustainable transport and sustainable urban infrastructure development; addressing deforestation and forest degradation; emissions monitoring; low emissions, resilient development; and sharing of information and experiences in addressing these issues; (n) the conservation, protection and sustainable management of wild flora and fauna and their habitats, and specially protected marine, coastal, and terrestrial natural areas, as well as buffer zones and corridors; (o) exchanging information and experiences related to the mainstreaming of biodiversity across relevant sectors of the economy; (p) the conservation and protection of shared species, including migratory birds and their habitat; (q) combating wildlife trafficking, including cooperation to prevent the illegal take of, and trade in, wild fauna and flora through the exchange of experiences in the implementation of Article 24.22.5 and 24.22.6 (Conservation and Trade) of the Environment Chapter of the XXXXXUSMCA; (r) preventing, controlling, and eradicating invasive alien species, including aquatic invasive species, and addressing their adverse impacts; (s) the conservation and sustainable management of forests, including addressing deforestation and forest degradation; (t) sustainable fisheries management and the long-term conservation of marine species, including addressing vessel noise and its impact on marine mammals; (u) addressing land degradation and desertification; (v) combating illegal logging and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; (w) the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable aquaculture and agriculture; (x) developing and promoting incentives to improve environmental protection, including market mechanisms and other flexible and voluntary mechanisms; (y) promoting cleaner production and facilitating actions to remove barriers to trade or investment in environmental goods and services to address global environmental challenges; (z) promoting resource and energy efficiency, including sustainable materials management, alternative and renewable energy sources, clean innovation and entrepreneurship; and (aa) promoting sustainable production and consumption, including reducing food loss and food waste. 3. In developing and submitting cooperative activities for Council approval, the Secretariat should develop and include appropriate performance measures and indicators to assist in examining and evaluating the progress of specific cooperative activities. 4. The Council may instruct the Secretariat to develop recommendations on how best to consider gender and diversity effects and opportunities in the implementation of the Work Program. 5. In order to avoid duplication and to complement ongoing and future environmental cooperation undertaken outside the context of this Agreement, the Council shall endeavor to develop the Work Program in a manner compatible with existing mechanisms among the Parties and the environmental work of other organizations and initiatives in which the Parties have an interest.