Book contents
- CITES as a Tool for Sustainable Development
- Treaty Implementation for Sustainable Development
- CITES as a Tool for Sustainable Development
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface by CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero
- Foreword by Honorable Judge Antonio H. Benjamin
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Endangered Species, Sustainable Development and the Law
- Part II Sustainable Development in Law and Policy on Endangered Species
- 4 Shifting the Burden of Wildlife Protection: The Role of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Implementing CITES
- 5 Analyzing CITES Trade Measures
- 6 The CAFTA–DR Environmental Submission Process as a Public Participation Alternative and a Way to Protect CITES-Listed Species
- Part III Global Implementation of CITES by Key Species/Commodity
- Part IV National Implementation of CITES
- Part V Emerging Issues and Synergies for CITES in the Context of Sustainable Development
- Part VI Conclusions
- Cases and Court Decisions
- CITES Resolutions and Documents
- Domestic Acts and Regulations
- Multilateral Treaties and Declarations
- Recommended Resources
6 - The CAFTA–DR Environmental Submission Process as a Public Participation Alternative and a Way to Protect CITES-Listed Species
from Part II - Sustainable Development in Law and Policy on Endangered Species
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
- CITES as a Tool for Sustainable Development
- Treaty Implementation for Sustainable Development
- CITES as a Tool for Sustainable Development
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface by CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero
- Foreword by Honorable Judge Antonio H. Benjamin
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Endangered Species, Sustainable Development and the Law
- Part II Sustainable Development in Law and Policy on Endangered Species
- 4 Shifting the Burden of Wildlife Protection: The Role of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Implementing CITES
- 5 Analyzing CITES Trade Measures
- 6 The CAFTA–DR Environmental Submission Process as a Public Participation Alternative and a Way to Protect CITES-Listed Species
- Part III Global Implementation of CITES by Key Species/Commodity
- Part IV National Implementation of CITES
- Part V Emerging Issues and Synergies for CITES in the Context of Sustainable Development
- Part VI Conclusions
- Cases and Court Decisions
- CITES Resolutions and Documents
- Domestic Acts and Regulations
- Multilateral Treaties and Declarations
- Recommended Resources
Summary
The authors note that the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) is one of the trade agreements that dedicates a complete chapter (Chapter 17) to environment protection. The accord establishes a Submission Mechanism for Matters related to the Enforcement of Environmental Legislation. The ‘Public Communication’ mechanism seeks to encourage citizen participation, allowing individuals and Non-Governmental Organizations to seek the enforcement of any environmental law when the Party has not enforced properly their own environmental provisions. Although the Submission Mechanism is not a CITES mechanism per se, the authors propose, it undoubtedly can contribute to the protection of the species listed in the Appendices. The authors concisely discuss the Environmental Submission Process, its characteristics, its weaknesses and strengths, and the types of submissions that are submitted to the Secretariat for Environmental Matters.
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- CITES as a Tool for Sustainable Development , pp. 86 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023