Collaborative environmental work connecting science, justice, and sustainability

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Three countries working together to protect our shared environment in support of sustainable development for the benefit of present and future generations.

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International Monarch Monitoring Blitz

Every Observation Matters!

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.

International Monarch Monitoring Blitz

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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.

Strengthen the protection of the environment

Foster sustainable development

Facilitate knowledge exchange

Develop tools and resources

Promote inclusive and diverse public engagement

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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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Featured Project

Stimulating Behavioral Changes to Reduce Food Loss and Waste (FLW) in North America and Expanded Promotion and Uptake of Related CEC FLW Resources

2024 Active Sustainable Living and Economies

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 in North America. Given this, the CEC continues its work on a new project with a focus on developing new...

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Featured Publication

Pilot-scale Composting of Certified Compostable Poly-coated Fiber Food Packaging

An Analysis of the Effects of Poly-coated Compostable Materials on Compost Quality and Operations in the US and Canada

August 10, 2026 78 pages Sustainable Living and Economies

A pilot study was conducted at two composting facilities to evaluate whether certified-compostable poly-coated fiber food packaging can be effectively processed by existing aerobic composting facilities without affecting compost quality. This study also examined how the two pilot facilities, each using a different composting method—covered aerated static pile (CASP) and turned windrow (TW)—managed and processed the compostable packaging materials, the additional costs incurred, the operational challenges associated with their inclusion and the disintegration of these materials in compost.

The aim of the work was to understand both the operational and compost quality impacts that result from using certified-compostable poly-coated fiber food packaging.

This report complements a set of six milestone studies prepared for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) under the project Transforming Recycling and Solid Waste Management in North America.

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