Environment and natural resources
Article 23
1. The Parties agree on the need to conserve, and manage in a sustainable manner, natural resources and biological diversity as a basis for the development of current and future generations. 2. The Parties shall endeavour to continue and to strengthen their cooperation on protection of the environment, including in a regional context, specifically as regards: (a) climate change and energy efficiency; (b) environmental awareness; (c) participating in and implementing multilateral environmental agreements, including biodiversity, biosafety and the Convention on International Trade in endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; (d) promoting environmental technologies, products and services, including environmental management systems and environmental labelling; (e) prevention of illegal transboundary movement of hazardous substances, hazardous wastes and other forms of waste; (f) coastal and marine environment, conservation, pollution, and degradation control; (g) local participation in environmental protection as a key element of sustainable development; (h) soils and land management; (i) the exchange of information, expertise and practices. 3. The outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the implementation of relevant multilateral environmental agreements shall be taken into account, as relevant.