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Youth Innovation Challenge

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North American youth aged 18 to 30 are invited to enter the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) innovation challenge to compete for C$5,000 in seed funding and a chance
to personally present their idea to North America’s top environmental officials at the 2019 CEC Council Session in Mexico City.

Three winning projects were selected by a panel of judges consisting of government officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States.

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Winners of the 2019 CEC Youth Innovation Challenge Announced

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IXIM - Using your waste to create change!

Daniel Gonzalez and Noor-ur-Rahman Shaikh  

Imagine that your bricks, interior walls of any space and furniture are made from corn stem, rice husk or beans pod.

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Daniel Luna López, Omar Venancio Sánchez Animas, and Andrés Gutiérrez Castillo

Animal nutrition through transformation of organic waste  

It is estimated that in Mexico 105 thousand tons of organic waste are generated daily, of these only 11% are given an adequate use.

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A non-chemical alternative to pesticides for strawberry farms

Adam Stager, Ray Zayas, and Vishnu Somasundaram  

More pesticides are used on strawberries than any other produce. With an average of 22 pesticide residues remaining when you buy strawberries in the market, it's no surprise that they are number one on the Dirty Dozen.

For more information, contact:

Georgina O’Farrill

Head of Unit, Outreach and Partnerships
(514) 350-4336

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