• Overview
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The 2019 Intersessional Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean will gather authorities of 33 countries, in Bridgetown, Barbados, to address the most pressing environmental issues of the region.

Representatives will follow up on the decisions approved during the XXI meeting of the Forum, which took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 9 to 12, 2018.

Read the Buenos Aires Declaration (2018) here.

Read other agreements reached at the XXI meeting of the Forum here.

OUTCOME DOCUMENTS

Final Report of the Intersessional Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean. [español] [english]

Conclusions and recommendations of the Intersessional Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean. [español] [english

 

INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTS

Information note for participants. [english]

 

WORKING DOCUMENTS

Provisional Agenda. [español] [english]

Provisional Annotated Agenda. [español] [english]

Review of the Decisions of the XXI Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean. UNEP/LAC—IC.2019/3. [español] [english]

Concept paper on an Environmental Data Framework. UNEP/LAC—IC.2019/4. [español] [english]

Concept paper on Ecosystem Restoration.  UNEP/LAC—IC.2019/5. [español] [english]

UNGA Resolution on the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. [español] [english]

 

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Session 3.1

  • Action Plan for Regional Cooperation on Chemicals and Waste Management In Latin America And the Caribbean 2019-2020 Biennium–Partial Progress Report (September 2019). [español] [english]
  • Report of the first meeting of the Voluntary Coalition of governments and relevant organisations for the phase out of dumpsites in Latin America and the Caribbean. [español] [english]

Session 4.1

  • Proposal - Establishing an Environmental Data and Information framework to strengthen the science-policy interface of Latin America and the Caribbean. [español] [english]

Session 4.2

  • Draft report - Women and the environment: a preliminary analysis of gaps and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean. [english]

Session 4.3

  • Document on the new Programme of the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law (Montevideo Programme V). [español] [english]
  • Escazu Agreement [español] [english]

Session 4.4

  • Report of the Environmental Training Network. [español]
  • Environmental Training Network Workplan 2019-2020. [español]
  • Recommendations of the Environmental Training Network. [español] [english]

Session 5 - Process of the V UN Environment Assembly (UNEA 5)

  • Thought starter UNEA 5 proposed themes. [english]
  • Letter from Minister of Norway.  [english]
  • Committee of Permanent Representatives. [english]
  • Chair’s Summary of the 6th Annual Subcommittee meeting held from  7-11 October 2019 as adopted by the Committee of Permanent Representatives at its 147th meeting. [english]
  • Consensual elements for the theme of UNEA 5. [english]

Other reference documents

Quadrennial report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. [english]

Update of the Latin American and the Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development: Moving together towards a Sustainable Future. [español] [english]  

Prior meetings

Buenos Aires Declaration - XXI the Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean. [español] [english]

Decisions of the XXI the Meeting of the Forum. [español] [english]

Final Report of the XXI Meeting of the Forum. [español] [english]

Statement of the Major Groups and stakeholders for the XXI Meeting of the Forum. [español] [english]

Report: Regional Consultative Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean Major Groups and Stakeholders. [english]