Research by Claudia Ituarte-Lima and Radu Mares at Lund University examines how a pioneering environmental agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean introduces new ways of protecting nature and human rights. Their study reveals both opportunities and challenges in how this regional treaty interacts with European Union trade laws, offering insights into how different regions can work together to protect the environment and strengthen democracy.

This podcast summarizes the key findings of the article Claudia Ituarte-Lima and Radu Mares, Examining the interplay between Escazu Agreement’s innovations and EU economic law’ published in Earth System Governance

Research for this paper was funded by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Biodiversa+ and Water JPI project Protecting Biodiversity through Regulating Trade and Business Relations.