Inter-American Program

Since 1989, ELI’s Inter-American Program has played an important role in promoting sustainable development in the western hemisphere. Launched in partnership in 1989 by ELI and the Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN) of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Inter-American Program now works with an extensive network of partners in the region to foster regional strategies and strengthen national capacity for promoting sustainable development.

In order to create a legal and institutional framework for protecting the western hemisphere’s environment, ELI’s Inter-American Program seeks to reach a broad constituency of legislators, enforcement officials, judges, community leaders, and private sector actors from across the region. The program focuses on three activities:

1. research and policy development;
2. capacity-building activities; and
3. information exchange.

Inter-American Program Activities

I. Mexico

II. Land and Biodiversity

III. Advancing an Agenda for Pollution Prevention

IV. Capacity-Building Initiatives

V. Promoting Public Participation

VI. Related Publications