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The environmental ministers of both countries signed a memorandum of understanding in the presence of Presidents Enrique Peña Nieto and Juan Manuel Santos.
In the framework of the state visit made by President Enrique Peña Nieto to Colombia, both governments signed agreements for cooperation in various areas. In environmental matters, the heads of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, Rafael Pacchiano Alamán and Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia, respectively, signed a memorandum of understanding, in the presence of the leaders of both countries.
The cooperation will be aimed at zoning and socio-environmental planning of the territory, participation actions with young people, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, integration of the environmental variable in the productive sectors, instrument of environmental public expenditure, sustainable production and consumption, sustainable forest management, sustainable cities, climate change, integrated water resource management and proper management of chemical substances.
Cooperation shall take place primarily through the facilitation of visits and technical exchanges, including participation in international conferences held in any of the countries of the Parties; facilitate the dispatch of specialists to provide technical advice and training in the areas of cooperation provided for in this Memorandum; exchange of information, related literature and experiences; organization of joint workshops, expert meetings, seminars and training programmes; and promote the development of cooperation activities in third countries, among others.
The governments of Mexico and Colombia are convinced that their regional leadership, particularly in the context of the Mesoamerican Strategy for Environmental Sustainability (EMSA) and the Pacific Alliance (PA), is key to the promotion of far-reaching sustainability actions compatible with green growth, sustainable development and poverty eradication.
Both countries also signed the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change and are committed to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They share common principles in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Source: Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico.
