| OECS Celebrate Another Milestone in Regional Integration. SGD is 4 Years Old |
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| Sunday, 10 April 2005 00:00 | |||
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On Sunday April 10th the OECS observed another special event in the sub region’s Environmental Management Policy and initiatives and its overall regional integration mechanism.
To date, all nine-member countries have signed the St. George’s Declaration as their covenant to sustainable development for all in the region. Twenty-one principles are enshrined in the Declaration. The St. Georges Declaration of Principles for Environmental Sustainability, part of the OECS Environmental Management Strategy are important to the well being of the current and future generation of the people in the OECS. Following the official signing ceremony Castries the British Virgin Islands had their special moment in Road Town a few months later. | |||
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That special event was the fourth anniversary of the signing of the St. George’s Declaration of Principles for Environmental Sustainability in the sub-region. The St. George’s Declaration of Principles for Environmental Sustainability in the OECS was endorsed by the OECS Environmental Policy Committee in November of 2000 and was officially launched on April 10th 2001, when seven of the nine OECS Member Governments signed the document at a ceremony in Castries, St. Lucia. 
Here are the 21 principles for environmental sustainability in the OECS.