The submitter asserts that the Republic of Honduras has failed to effectively enforce environmental legislation regarding the authorization for the construction and operation of a cruise ship terminal located in the Dixon Cove Bay in Roatan, Bay Islands.
The Secretariat has received a vote from the United States of America instructing it to make publicly available the Factual Record prepared for Submission Cuyamel II - HN CAALA/13/004 . The Factual Record documents the primary facts related to the authorization of the construction and operation of a micro hydroelectric dam in the Cuyamel River basin in Honduras.
The submitters assert that the Republic of Guatemala has failed to effectively enforce environmental legislation regarding the authorization of projects in the San Angel area of Guatemala.
The submitter asserts that the Dominican Republic has failed to effectively enforce environmental legislation regarding the current situation of animals kept at the Zoo in de Moca, located in the Espaillat Province of the Dominican Republic.
The Secretariat for Environmental Matters (SEM) is an international organization created within the framework of the Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic, Central America and the United States of America (CAFTA-DR). This was is the first free trade agreement for the region that includes a chapter dedicated related to the environment (Chapter 17). In this regard, the SEM’s mission is to carry out the functions established in articles 17.7 and 17.8 of the CAFTA-DR agreement.
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Legal documents, decisions issued by the Environmental Affairs Council and other legal materials of interest.
The Secretariat for Environmental Matters (SEM) is an international organization created by the Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic, Central America and the United States of America (CAFTA-DR) and oversees the Environmental Submission Mechanism.
Access to publications, videos, photos and other materials of interest related to submissions, the SEM, the submission mechanism and factual records.
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It is the mechanism through which any person of a Party may file present submissions that claim assert that one of the signature Parties countries ofto the Agreement is not effectively enforcing its environmental legislation.
The Public Registry contains all the communications that have been filed with the SEM including its supporting documents, as well as the process that has been followed in each case. If you want to access the general registry click on SEM logo, if you want to know the cases by country click on the corresponding flag.
