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- (i) the conservation and protection of wild flora and fauna and their habitat, and specially protected natural areas;
- (j) the protection of endangered and threatened species;
- (k) environmental emergency preparedness and response activities;
- (1) environmental matters as they relate to economic development;
- (m) the environmental implications of goods throughout their life cycles;
- (n) human resource training and development in the environmental field;
- (o) the exchange of environmental scientists and officials;
- (p) approaches to environmental compliance and enforcement;
- (q) ecologically sensitive national accounts;
- (r) eco-labelling; and
- (s) other matters as it may decide.
3. The Council shall strengthen cooperation on the development and continuing improvement of environmental laws and regulations, including by:
- (a) promoting the exchange of information on criteria and methodologies used in establishing domestic environmental standards; and
- (b) without reducing levels of environmental protection, establishing a process for developing recommendations on greater compatibility of environmental technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures in a manner consistent with the NAFTA.
4. The Council shall encourage:
- (a) effective enforcement by each Party of its environmental laws and regulations;
- (b) compliance with those laws and regulations; and
- (c) technical cooperation between the Parties.
5. The Council shall promote and, as appropriate, develop recommendations regarding:
- (a) public access to information concerning the environment that is held by public authorities of each Party, including information on hazardous materials
