NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The Honourable Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources led a delegation to a Seminar for Public Officials from the CARICOM region on the Escazú Agreement.

Under the theme, "Moving Towards A More Resilient and Sustainable Future In The Caribbean", the Escazu Agreement is the first regional treaty on environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean -- adopted under the auspices of UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) as Secretariat on 4 March 2018, in Escazú, Costa Rica.

The Escazú Agreement aims to guarantee the rights of access to environmental information, public participation in the environmental decision-making process and access to justice in environmental matters.

The recent meeting on the pact was held  at the Marriott Dadeland Hotel, Miami, on 16 September, 2024.

Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Resident Coordinator, Officer-In-Charge and attendees at the recent meeting on The Escazú Agreement: 'Moving Towards a More Resilient and Sustainable Future In The Caribbean.'

(L-R) David Barrio Lamarche, Legal Officer, ECLAC Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division; David Davis, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MENR); Dennis Zulu, United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for Jamaica and The Bahamas; Hon. Vaughn P. Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Bahamas; and Carlos de Miguel, Officer-In-Charge, ECLAC Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division.

(L-R) Arana Pyfrom, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP); Hon. Vaughn P. Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Bahamas; and David Davis, Permanent Secretary, MENR.

(Photos/MENR)