The Second Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean was held from 27 to 29 October in Panama City. The Meeting was attended by 20 countries in the region, five elected representatives of the public, 3 independent experts, along with 30 civil society organizations from 18 countries. The meeting marked the beginning of the negotiations of the Regional Agreement, addressing the preamble and Articles 1 and 2. It is expected that the Third Meeting to be held in April 2016 in Punta del Este, Uruguay can achieve significant progress and thereby lay the groundwork to achieve the goal set by the participating States to conclude negotiations in December 2016.
