standing up for the environmentEscazú Agreement • October 1st, 2021
The Escazú Agreement and the Protection of Environmental Human Rights DefendersEscazú Agreement • June 7th, 2024
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environ- mental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, better known as the Escazú Agreement, en- tered into force on 22 April 2021, coinciding with International Mother Earth Day celebrations. The Escazú Agreement constitutes the first environmental treaty ever concluded under the auspices of ECLAC, and the first in the world to contain specific provisions on human rights defenders in environmental matters. Hopefully, the entry into force of the Escazú Agreement and its implemen- tation at the national level will contribute significantly to the protection of the environment, and environmental, land and indigenous defenders.
In March 2018, after years of negotiation, the Escazú Agreement was adopted. It is the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation, and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.Escazú Agreement • March 22nd, 2021
This first ever environmental human rights treaty for Latin America and the Caribbean is aimed at promoting the enhanced governance of natural resources in the
What is the Escazú Agreement?Escazú Agreement • March 9th, 2021
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean is known as the Escazú Agreement.
Organized by the Government of Uruguay and St. LuciaEscazú Agreement • May 27th, 2024
Adopted at Escazú, Costa Rica, on 4 March 2018, the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean1 has as its objective to guarantee the full and effective implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean of the rights of access to environmental information, public participation in the environmental decision-making process and access to justice in environmental matters, and the creation and strengthening of capacities and cooperation, contributing to the protection of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in a healthy environment and to sustainable development. It is the only binding agreement stemming from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the first regional environmental agreement of Latin America and the Caribbean and the first in the world containing specific provisions on environmental human rights defenders.
The Escazú Agreement Placing equality at the centre of sustainable development and leaving no one behindEscazú Agreement • April 16th, 2019
To contribute to the protection of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in a healthy environment and to sustainable development, the first regional environmental treaty of Latin America and the Caribbean guarantees the full and effective implementation of the rights of access to environmental information, public participation in the environmental decision-making process and access to justice in environmental matters (Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development).
The Escazú AgreementEscazú Agreement • May 13th, 2020
average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C
ENVIRONMENTALEscazú Agreement • September 27th, 2020
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in March 2018 reached the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental
Adopted in Escazú (Costa Rica) on 4 March 2018Escazú Agreement • July 19th, 2022
Adopted in Escazú (Costa Rica) on 4 March 2018Escazú Agreement • November 9th, 2022
Facilitating policy formulation, technical cooperation, training and capacity-building, strategic advocacy and awareness, joint studies, publications, reports and analytical work and promoting a green recovery COVID-19
Nature doesn't recognise borders but countries can collaborate to save species—the Escazú Agreement shows howEscazú Agreement • February 17th, 2022
