The Ministers of Environment and Heads of Delegation to the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico from 12 to 14 March 2014 invited countries of the region to further develop actions on the implementation of the rights of access to information, public participation and access to environmental justice set forth in Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, in accordance with national law, and highlighted the opportunities offered for regional cooperation by the process initiated by the Rio+20 Declaration for implementation of Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean held in Los Cabos (Mexico) also adopted a Decision on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration (Decision number 3). In the same, the ministers reaffirm the commitment to work towards achieving full implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration and recognize the progress achieved in the process of the Declaration on the implementation of Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean and encourage its consolidation as inclusive and participatory regional setting to build a common vision and to strengthen national capacities.
Moreover, they agreed to continue efforts to strengthen regional dialogue and cooperation, technical assistance and capacity building in support of the construction and implementation of its own regional agenda on the rights of access, considering the advances, tools, experiences and practices in place since the adoption of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration.
