SECTION 3: INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 4(1) AND 5(1) OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN RELATION TO ARTICLE 1(1), IN LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW A. The articles to be interpreted in this request for an advisory opinion B. Application of the principles and norms of international environmental law to the content of the State obligations under Articles 1(1), 4(1) and 5(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights a) The obligation to make an environmental impact assessment b) The obligation to cooperate with any States that may be affected c) The importance of environmental impact assessments and the obligation of cooperation in the case of potential harm to the marine environment of the Wider Caribbean region LIST OF ANNEXES Annex I Huggins A.E., S. Keel et al., Biodiversity Conservation Assessment of the Insular Caribbean Using the Caribbean Decision Support System, Technical Report, The Nature Conservancy, 2007 Annex II J.B.R. Agard and A. Cropper, “Caribbean Sea Ecosystem Assessment (CARSEA), A contribution to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,” prepared by the Caribbean Sea Ecosystem Assessment Team, Caribbean Marine Studies, Special Edition, 2007, p. XVI Annex III Burke and J. Maidens, Arrecifes en Peligro en el Caribe, World Resources Institute, 2005. Annex IV Dr. Karen Sumser-Lupson & Marcus Kinch, Evaluation des risques de pollution maritime accidentelle dans la Manche, Typologie des pollutions maritimes, University of Plymouth 21