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2024 Active Ecosystems
Resilience of Indigenous Peoples Traditional Food Systems
Food security is one of the major global challenges facing humanity today. The climate crisis and the depletion of natural resources have put an increased strain on food production. Therefore,...
2023 Active Green Growth
Stimulating Behavioral Changes to Reduce Food Loss and Waste (FLW) in North America and Expanded Promotion and Uptake of Related CEC FLW Resources
The CEC Council has acknowledged the importance to further build upon the success of past CEC FLW projects, and continue to demonstrate CEC leadership and visibility to support FLW reduction...
2023 Active Pollutants
Scoping Project on a North American Center for Informed Substitution
The presence of chemicals of concern in a broad range of products can be associated with risks. Many of these chemicals, their chemical substitutes, and their transformation products can negatively...
2022 Active Green Growth
Opportunities for Circularity in the North American Electronics Sector: Phase 1
Linear models of economic production and consumption place a high demand on natural resources and accelerate environmental degradation. This in turn translates into increased business risks through higher costs, as...
2024 Active
Advancing Responsible Purchasing of Wood Products
Illegal logging, and the trade in illegally logged timber, is a domestic, regional, and global issue. It has negative economic, environmental, and social impacts, including—but not limited to—forest degradation, loss...
2024 Active Climate Change
Reaching Horizon 2030: An Environmental Outlook for North American Cooperation
The initiative Reaching Horizon 2030: An Environmental Outlook for North American Cooperation (H-2030) will assess significant environmental challenges to 2030 that can be addressed through the CEC, providing critical information...
2023 Active Climate Change
Communities for Environmental Justice Network
Since April 2023, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has supported the creation of a trinational network to facilitate the exchange of community-based expertise, lessons learned, and practical guidance between...
2022 Active Climate Change
Transitioning Remote Communities to Renewable Energy
Providing access to affordable, reliable and clean energy for all is a global challenge. Advancements in renewable energy sources and enabling technologies (e.g., storage), as well as their decentralized nature,...