Public consultation on the draft Action Plan on human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Public consultation on the draft Action Plan on human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean proposed by Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Welcome to the virtual consultation! We invite you to learn about and take part in this process.

At the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP1), in April 2022, it was agreed to create (Decision I/6) a Working Group on human rights defenders in environmental matters (Working Group). This Group is coordinated by Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis and is in charge of developing an “Action Plan on human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean” (Action Plan) that will be presented for consideration and approval at the third Conference of the Parties in April 2024.

The document that is submitted for consultation is the proposed Action Plan, which has been prepared by the Working Group coordinators. The Escazú Agreement, its Implementation Guide, and the results of a public consultation of the Annotated Index proposal were considered as inputs in its preparation.

DOWNLOAD THE PROPOSED ACTION PLAN HERE

Format of the consultation

In the consultation, you can share your observations in open fields or select among alternatives that resulted from the systematization of the proposals of the Second Annual Forum on human rights defenders on environmental issues, which took place from 26-28 September 2023 in Panama.

TAKE THE SURVEY HERE

 Consultation period

3 November 2023 until 14 January 2024 (23:59 Santiago, Chile time (UTC-3)).

Your participation is important! Thank you very much for your opinion. We invite you to spread the word about this initiative among more people who may be interested in participating.