The Escazú Agreement and the Protection of Environmental Human Rights DefendersEscazú Agreement • May 13th, 2022
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
A COMPACT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTEscazú Agreement • June 4th, 2021
It protects the right of every person, of present and future generations, to live in a healthy environment and to sustainable development through access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters.
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.
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
