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Environmental Law, Policy and Trade
Environmental Law and Policy The Department supports the Inter-American Forum on Environmental Law. DSD plays a key role in facilitating exchange of information and experiences in environmental law through different cooperative mechanisms and partnerships, including the Inter-American Forum on Environmental Law which supports countries to strengthen their environmental laws and policies and their effective enforcement by promoting compliance. Trade and Sustainable Development Since the first Summit of the Americas in Miami, the Heads of State and Government have recognized that sustainable development and economic prosperity are two aspects of the same objective. The heads of State through this process have also made a commitment to assure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection. In response to this commitment, the General Secretariat of the OAS, through its Department of Sustainable Development (DSD), is working to enhance environmental management capacity in the context of trade liberalization and market integration in the Americas. More...
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