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National Focal Points’ Meeting

Inter-American Forum on Environmental Law (FIDA)

Brasilia, May 8-9, 2008

The National Focal Points’ meeting is being held pursuant to a resolution of the Inter-American Commission on Sustainable Development CIDS/CIDI/RES.3 (III-0/02); the mandates issued by OAS Member States in the Inter-American Program for Sustainable Development (PIDS 2006-2009), and the Declaration of the First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Sustainable Development (Santa Cruz 2006).

The objective of this meeting is to review the progress on the FIDA work plan, and identify priorities and a common work program based on the consensus of the national representatives for the next 4 years.

The meeting agenda   is based on consultations with the OAS-DSD Environmental Law Advisory Group, and identifies existing and possible areas of work that are open to recommendations from the National Focal Points.

Relevant Links:

Environmental Legislation in the Americas

IUCN Environmental Law Program

ECOLEX: Gateway to Environmental Law

Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Indicators

 

 

 

May  7-9, 2008. Brasilia, Brazil. National Focal Points Meeting of the Inter-American Forum on Environmental Law (FIDA). Agenda

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February 23, 2007. Special session: Opportunities for Cooperation in the Development of Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Addressing Environmental Challenges in the Region.

OAS and BDC for environmental study

 

FAO Legislative Study No.86 "Groundwater in international law - Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments".