Dear Caribbean civil society organisation colleagues, The Caribbean Civil Society Working Group on Principle 10 would like to invite you to attend a briefing meeting on Friday 26 February at 1:00-3:00 pm (UTC -4) for civil society on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Principle 10). Principle 10 recognises the three important pillars in environmental decision-making that all individuals should have: 1. Access to environmental information 2. The opportunity to participate in decision-making processes 3. Effective access to judicial and administrative proceedings At Rio, countries agreed to negotiate a regional instrument to promote Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration. This process is open to all Caribbean countries to join, and aims to support joint collaboration and capacity building among governments for the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration. To date, twenty governments of Latin America and the Caribbean have signed the LAC Declaration: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay. The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC) is the technical secretariat. For more information please see http://www.cepal.org/en/principio-10. The objectives of the briefing meeting are to: 1. Increase awareness and understanding among Caribbean civil society organisations about the value of a Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean 2. Increase awareness and understanding among Caribbean civil society organisations about the current negotiation process 3. Stimulate active civil society involvement in the process, including through advocating for their Caribbean governments to be involved The meeting will be hosted by CANARI and will feature a presentation by Danielle Andrade, Elected Representative of the Public who has been representing civil society in the negotiation process. This will be followed by open questions and discussion. Instructions for participating The meeting will be hosted using free GoToMeeting software (www.gotomeeting.com<http://www.gotomeeting.com>), which will enable anyone with an internet connection to download the software and participate at no cost. All you need to do it click on the link below and follow the simple instructions to sign on. Use your microphone and speakers - a headset is recommended. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/272743565 If you do not have internet access you may call in using your telephone but this always reduces the call quality so if possible please use the other option. Dial +1 (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 272-743-565 Meeting ID: 272-743-565 Please sign in 5-10 minutes early to test that everything is working. Kindly confirm your interest in participating by emailing [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with your name, email contact and name of your organisation. This will enable us to effectively host and also to follow-up with you and send documents. On behalf of the Caribbean Civil Society Working Group on Principle 10, I look forward to your active participation in this briefing meeting and the process. Warm regards, Nicole Nicole Leotaud Executive Director Caribbean Natural Resources Institute [CANARI logo] Address: Unit 8, Building 7, Fernandes Business Centre, Eastern Main Road, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago Phone: 868 626 6062/ 1558 . Fax: 868 626 1788 . Website: www.canari.org<http://www.canari.org> . E-mail: [log in to unmask]<[log in to unmask]>. Skype: nicole.leotaud. YouTube: 2011CANARI<http://www.youtube.com/user/2011CANARI> . Facebook: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caribbean-Natural-Resources-Institute/159735514051858> . Publications: Scribd<http://www.scribd.com/CANARI_> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the Carib-Agri-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(Carib-Agri-L,SIGNOFF);