Meeting of High Level Officers: Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean

The Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean (the Forum) is the oldest and most important space for political dialogue and collaboration on environmental matters in the region, established in 1982. The main role of the Forum is to provide a space for the governments of the region to establish priorities for environmental action and collaborate in the implementation of programs, projects, and approaches to address those priorities.

The Forum also serves as the regional meeting for the discussion and preparation of contributions from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and to the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which in turn transmit regional priorities to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. This connects the agendas at the regional and global levels.