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The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is a community science initiative open to anyone in North America. Each year, the Monarch Blitz takes place over a 10-day period, starting on the last Friday of July and ending on the Sunday of the following week.
A unique trinational organization advancing a regional approach to environmental cooperation and creating linkages across Canada, Mexico and the United States to address emerging and complex environmental challenges.
CEC projects bring together experts, governments and communities to share knowledge, build capacity, pilot scalable solutions and strengthen cooperation, turning shared goals into action for North America’s environment.
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Methane is a short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) and a potent greenhouse gas. At the 2023 North American Leaders Submit (NALS), Canada, Mexico and the United States recognized “the urgency for rapid, coordinated and ambitious measures to build clean energy economies and respond to the climate crisis” and committed to “reduce...
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Case study: Personal Care and Cosmetic Products
This case study discusses advancing supply chain transparency for chemicals in the personal care and cosmetic products sector across North America, focusing on best practices and regulatory considerations. The sector is characterized by high chemical exposure and regulatory scrutiny, as well as by high consumer awareness and demand for ingredient transparency. This has driven the development of best practices. The case study discusses drivers of and barriers to the implementation of these practices, and gives examples of leading governmental or industry initiatives that foster the disclosure of chemical content in these everyday products.
