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Friday 17 March 2017

Brasilia Will Host New Round of Negotiations for Regional

Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters

-The meeting will be held the Latin American and ronment and Development from March 20 to 24 to con- from the Public (coming
March 20-24, 2017 at the Caribbean countries that in the region – which refers tinue negotiations toward from Saint Lucia and Brazil,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs adhere to the regional ini- to access to environmental a regional agreement on respectively).
building in the Brazilian tiative for the effective ap- information, participation these matters. At the event, negotiations
capital. plication of Principle 10 of and justice – will meet in Authorities, government on the regional agree-
BRASILIA - Delegates from the Rio Declaration on Envi- Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, officials, representatives of ment’s substantive aspects
civil society and experts will continue on the basis of
from international bodies the fifth version of the text
will participate in the Sixth compiled by the Presid-
Meeting of the Negotiating ing Officers of the process
Committee of the Regional – the Technical Secretariat
Agreement on Access to of which is held by ECLAC
Information, Public Partici- – which incorporates the
pation and Access to Jus- proposals put forth by
tice in Environmental Mat- countries during the Fifth
ters in Latin America and meeting of the Negotiat-
the Caribbean (Principle ing Committee, which was
10), a gathering organized held in Santiago, Chile on
by ECLAC and the govern- November 21-25, 2016.
ment of Brazil. At the Sixth Meeting, ne-
The meeting will be in- gotiations on articles 9 and
augurated on Monday, 25 of the compiled text will
March 20 at 14.30 Brasilia continue, pending issues
time (-3 UTC/GMT) by Alicia regarding flexible ways of
Bárcena, ECLAC’s Execu- working will be examined,
tive Secretary, and Brazilian and a report by the Secre-
Minister of Foreign Affairs tariat on the possible ad-
Aloysio Nunes Ferreira (or ministrative, financial and
his representative). Others budgetary implications of
to be present include José the agreement will be pre-
Sarney Filho, Minister of sented. On this occasion,
the Environment; Torquato the sixth meeting will in-
Lorena Jardim, Minister of clude a high-level segment
Transparency, Oversight on Environmental Justice,
and Comptroller-General; organized jointly with Bra-
Herman Benjamin, Justice zil’s Superior Court of Jus-
of Brazil’s Superior Court tice (STJ). In addition, the
of Justice; Rômulo Paes, online launch of the Ob-
Director of Rio+ Centre; servatory on Principle 10 in
Karetta Crooks and Joara Latin America and the Ca-
Marchezini, representatives ribbean will take place.q