In the Spotlight
Small Actions, Big Impact: Support Monarch Butterfly Conservation by Sharing Your Observations!
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 9 July 2025 — The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz returns for its ninth edition from 25 July to 3 August 2025, inviting individuals and organizations across Canada, Mexico and the United States to come together in a unique cross-border effort to protect one of North America's most iconic species: the monarch butterfly.
Topics
Climate Change
Supporting emissions reduction and helping communities adapt to extreme weather events
Environmental Justice
The pursuit of environmental justice (EJ) aims to address historical inequities, marginalization and discrimination in how environmental benefits and burdens are enjoyed or suffered by certain communities.
Ecosystems
Working with communities to conserve and restore North America's terrestrial and marine ecosystems and priority species
Enforcement
Supporting enforcement and compliance with domestic environmental law and with multilateral environmental agreements
Sustainable Living and Economies
Advancing the sustainability of our economic activities and life choices by identifying and fostering alternatives that effectively integrate the environmental, social and economic dimensions for a just and resilient North America
Pollutants
Promoting clean air, water and land through prevention, reductions, and sound management of pollutant releases, toxic chemicals and hazardous waste
Youth Engagement
Over the years, the CEC has been committed to youth engagement and the efforts supported have provided youth with opportunities to raise awareness, provide tangible, sustainable, and innovative solutions for environmental issues in their communities, and influence CEC’s strategies, projects, and initiatives.
Featured Project
Community-led Environmental Education Initiative for Biocultural Heritage Protection
2022 Active Sustainable Living and Economies
Featured Publication
Community Environmental Justice Strategies and Tools for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
November 25, 2024 35 pages
The database "Community Environmental Justice Strategies and Tools for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation" provides examples of free and accessible resources and materials, as well as guidance on knowledge, experiences, and techniques that will enable communities and the general public to identify actions to address climate challenges.
Under the framework of the CEJN project, climate change adaptation and mitigation tools, from an environmental justice perspective, are defined as a set of methods, techniques, instruments and strategies developed by communities and/or organizations in North America that strengthen the capacity of ecosystems and communities themselves to increase resilience and reduce the effects of climate change while promoting environmental equity and eliminating pre-existing inequalities.
Work With Us
Public-facing assets and practitioner-tailored toolkits for raising awareness of wasted food issues and solutions during the FIFA World Cup 2026 and other large-scale events
Consultant Opportunities
Deadline: July 25, 2025 5:00pm
Salary/Budget: The maximum budget for this activity is expected to be C$360,000 (three hundred and sixty thousand Canadian dollars).
Location: The consultant will work in its own offices.
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What We Do
We conduct research, provide tools and training, and provide a unique space for decision-makers and the public to engage on environmental policy issues affecting the North American region.