Further Amendments to Executive Order 12757, Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
Headline: Adds Forest Service and Environmental Representatives to Board Membership
What it does: Agencies must add forestry and environmental representatives to the Enterprise for the Americas Board and seek its advice on Tropical Forest Agreements.
- Adds two federal representatives to the Enterprise for the Americas Board.
- Board will advise negotiators on Tropical Forest Agreements, influencing treaty talks.
- President appoints certain nongovernmental organization members under revised rules.
Summary
This order amends a prior order implementing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative to include the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998. It updates legal references and board rules and adds two U.S. government members: a representative from the International Forestry Division of the U.S. Forest Service and a representative from the Council on Environmental Quality.
The order requires the Enterprise for the Americas Board to advise the Secretary of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development on negotiating Tropical Forest Agreements and clarifies NGO appointment rules.
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