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WCC 2020 Res 051 - Activity Report

Submitted by moncayom on Mon, 11/25/2024 - 21:41
General Information
Regional agreement on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
IUCN Constituent: 
Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2024
Geographic scope: 
Meso and South America
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ( FARN ) / Argentina
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental ( CEMDA ) / Mexico
Reforestamos México A.C. ( RM ) / Mexico
Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental ( SPDA ) / Peru
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025 (WCEL)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
ECLAC, OHCHR, European Union - Costa Rica Delegation.
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Capacity-buildingPreparation of an implementation agreement for the design of a monitoring tool for the rights to access to information, participation and environmental justice in Mesoamerica, as part of the implementation of the EU-funded Tejiendo Redes project. The IA will be implemented by Reforestamos Mexico.On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyEight side events were organised at COP16 on Biodiversity, positioning critical issues for the promotion and protection of the rights of environmental defenders. These events were a platform for discussion on the importance of the Escazú Agreement as a driver for the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework; the integration of the human rights and environmental agendas, strengthening the promotion of environmental human rights; the visibility and empowerment of women environmental and territorial defenders, highlighting their leadership in biodiversity conservation.Completed
Policy influencing/advocacyVirtual consultation on the Regional Plan of Action for Human Rights Defenders on environmental issues for Latin America and the Caribbean. At the request of the Secretariat of the Escazu Agreement of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters of Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis, IUCN conducted a consultation process among its members and commissions to provide input into the drafting of the "Regional Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean". Six virtual consultation sessions were held between 23 November and 18 December 2023, with the participation of 89 people from 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, representatives of Member organisations of the Mesoamerican, South American and Caribbean Regional Committees, as well as IUCN Commissions. The contributions were systematised in a document that was submitted to ECLAC on 12 January 2024. Completed
Scientific/technical activitiesIn preparation, research for the identification of good practices and emblematic cases in the field of the Escazú Agreement, based on the analysis of relevant judgments and resolutions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, high jurisdictional instances, including the Constitutional Courts or others with competence in the matter in Latin America, in the period 2013-2023. The research is conducted in coordination with the World Commission on Environmental Law.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
1. Promoting the implementation of the Escazu Agreement as a catalyst for the global biodiversity framework is a global advocacy space.
2. Providing financial and logistical support to the platforms formed by IUCN Members and Commissions to help implement the Escazu Agreement.
3. IUCN's position as a relevant actor for the environmental human rights communities in Latin America will facilitate the fundraising to support the implementation of the Escazu Agreement.
4. Partnerships for IUCN members and commissions with ECLAC and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingEstablish coordination activities with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Aarhus Convention to promote knowledge sharing with the implementation mechanisms of the Escazu Agreement.
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingInvolving private sector actors in activities promoting implementation of the Escazu Agreement.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Virtual consultation on the Regional Plan of Action for Human Rights Defenders on environmental issues for Latin America and the
Illustrated systematisation side event entitled ‘Escazu Agreement as a catalyst for the global biodiversity framework’, COP 16 .