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Save the Date for CEC’s Council Session and JPAC Public Forum (#CEC32) To Be Held On 24–25 July 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico

Mark your calendars! The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) invites you to its 32nd annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum, taking place on 24-25 July in Mexico City.

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Strengthening Evidence-Based Collaborative Monarch Butterfly Conservation

2025 Active Ecosystems

Monarch butterfly population has experienced a significant decline over the last few decades. While the 2024-2025 wintering season saw an increase from the previous year, this remains one of the lowest recorded population sizes and highlights the ongoing challenges for monarch conservation, as well as the urgent need for coordinated,...

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Long-term Impact Assessment of CEC’s Work on Forest Carbon (2013–2017)

March 14, 2025 4 pages Climate Change

The forests of North America play an important role in the global greenhouse gas balance by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, storing it as “forest carbon” in forest ecosystems. Between 2013 and 2017, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) invested C$770,000 in two 2-year projects focused on generating scientific information to improve our understanding of the role of land cover, land cover change, and forestry in the North American carbon cycle and identify opportunities for improved land management and climate change mitigation activities and their impacts on greenhouse gas (GHG) balances.

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