JPAC Public Forum: Regenerating North America’s Future
North America is increasingly affected by persistent environmental pollutants—including pesticides, forever chemicals (PFAS) and microplastics—that accumulate in soils, water, air and ecosystems. These pollutants not only impact the environment and biodiversity but also pose significant risks to human health, via direct exposure, food consumption, water contamination or inhalation. The 2025 JPAC Public Forum, Regenerating North […]
Air Quality Improvement for Environmental Justice: Project partners meeting
This meeting will bring together the community organizations and experts involved in the project to share their progress and experiences on implementing monitoring activities, and to conduct a workshop on community-led air quality data management and analysis.
Anishnabe-led Moose Research Project – Phase 3
Background Moose are suffering due to colonialism. The moose population in Anishnabe territory is in sharp decline due to sport hunting, industrial forestry and climate change. Moose are Anishnabe relatives; they are tied to our culture, our lands and our sovereignty. The decline of the moose is related to the broader injustices that impede flourishing […]
Bioremediation Solutions in the Skeena Watershed
Background “Bioremediation Solutions in the Skeena Watershed” addresses watershed health by supporting communities to identify immediate and long-term threats to watershed security, to develop and implement innovative solution-oriented plans and projects that will reduce contamination and damage while enhancing environmental resilience and adaptability to climate change. Indigenous expertise and watershed stewardship knowledge will be engaged […]
Climate Justice in Pessamit: Educational Tools and Involvement for Young Ilnu from École Secondaire Uashkaikan
Background The climate upheaval greatly concerns the Ilnu of Pessamit. It is making ecosystems more fragile and thus leads to loss of identity. According to Le temps qui change: Bouleversements climatiques sur le Nitassinan de Pessamit, a thematic atlas published in December 2024 by a research team made up of university and community members, the temperature […]
Indigenous Pathways to Climate Resilience through Geospatial Data
Background Increasingly, high-quality geospatial data are being collected to support land management initiatives that are related to climate change, but despite the widespread availability of the data, Indigenous communities face substantial barriers in using these tools. Simply allowing communities to download data does not address real economic, cultural and technological barriers, or inequity. One of […]
Roundtable on Sustainable Trade in North America: Indigenous Perspectives
Trade between people and communities across the North American region has long defined regional identity and has been the cornerstone of community prosperity. Indigenous Peoples living in the region have traded amongst themselves for thousands of years, establishing extensive networks that have thrived from the exchange of goods, knowledge and cultural traditions. Established through generations […]
Sharks and MPAs in the Northeast Pacific: Building Understanding and Spatial Protection Through Collaboration
As part of the CEC project Enhancing Co-Benefits of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), this workshop will bring together MPA managers and practitioners, shark experts and knowledge-holders from the three countries to share knowledge and discuss current issues, research and monitoring, with the goal of exploring possible future directions for strengthening international cooperation on shark conservation […]
Round Table Corporate Stocktake 2030: Emerging Pathways to 1.5, Biodiversity and Inclusivity
This half-day in-person roundtable co-hosted in Montreal on 5 September 2024 by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Montreal Office of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), brought together private sector leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States to discuss emerging trends for […]
Rooted in the Land: Empowering Indigenous Women in Ranching
Background Indigenous Women in Ranching (WIR) represents women who have unique roles as land stewards, agriculturalists and community leaders to promote Indigenous knowledge and help their people to adapt to the effects of climate change. According to the UN, “climate change exacerbates the difficulties already faced by indigenous communities including political and economic marginalization, loss […]
Community-led Monitoring of the Bluenose-East Caribou Herd Calving Grounds
Background Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)—or “ekwò” in Tłı̨chǫ, or “tuktu” in Inuvialuitun— are of special ecological, economic, and cultural importance in northern North America. Caribou affect plant and lichen growth patterns and large-scale nutrient cycling, and support a large assemblage of carnivores and scavengers. Caribou are also indispensable to many Indigenous communities who rely on them […]
The Métis Nation Ignite Project
Background Métis communities across the Métis Nation (BC, AB, SK, ON) are disproportionately impacted by the effects of wildfires that are being exacerbated by climate change, while these communities have received no federal funding for emergency management. Métis culture is deeply linked to the lands, waters and skies from which we draw our identity. Putting […]