Pogodbenici potrjujeta, da želita tesno sodelovati pri zaščiti, ohranjanju, izboljšanju in gospodarjenju z okoljem, pri čemer se osredotočita na onesnaževanje vode, prsti in zraka, erozijo, širjenje puščav, izginevanje gozda, prekomerno izkoriščanje naravnih virov, koncentracijo prebivalstva v mestih ter na uspešno varovanje divjega vodnega rastlinstva in živalstva, njihovo varovanje pred negospodarnim izkoriščanjem in komercializacijo, predvsem kadar gre za zaščitene vrste.
The Contracting Parties affirm that they wish to cooperate closely in the protection, conservation, improvement and management of the environment, focusing on water, soil and air pollution, erosion, desertification, deforestation, over-exploitation of natural resources, urban concentration and the productive conservation of wild and aquatic flora and fauna, protecting them from non-rational exploitation and commercialisation, particularly where protected species are concerned.