Roseau, Dominica, May 29, 2026 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) and civil society in Dominica stand ready to engage with the Government of Dominica to advance implementation of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (the Escazú Agreement), following a civil society sensitisation workshop held on 26 May 2026 in Roseau.
Dominica formally became a Party to the Escazú Agreement on 21 July 2024, which comes with binding obligations to implement the Agreement’s provisions — establishing and strengthening the rights of access to environmental information, public participation in environmental decision-making, and access to justice in environmental matters, as well as the recognition, protection and support of environmental defenders.
The workshop, hosted by CANARI and supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations, brought together civil society stakeholders to build capacity to promote the Escazú Agreement as a tool for environmental governance and human rights in Dominica.
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