Grassland Species of Common Conservation Concern
Grasslands are considered one of the most threatened environment in North America. Many conservation initiatives have been carried out to protect this ecosystem at a national and binational level, especially within and between Canada and the United States. Mexico’s potential importance, however, cannot be overstated; this country hosts the largest black tailed prairie dog colony remaining in North America.
Biodiversity of Flora and Fauna in Shaded Coffee Systems
The research available on biodiversity in shaded coffee production systems is incomplete and fragmented, more so in some areas of biodiversity than in others.
Securing the Continent’s Biological Wealth
This report is the first step in a longer term process, the ultimate goal of which is the development of a strategy for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation for improving biodiversity conservation throughout the continent. The project is a bold effort—not a North American biodiversity strategy—but rather guidance to CEC on how best to catalyze […]
Booming Economies, Silencing Environments and the Paths to Our Future
Today, more people, commodities and products, more ideas and images, more genes and microbes, will move around the planet than at any other time in human history.
Finca Santa Elena
A growing number of consumers wish to purchase organically and sustainably produced goods like shade coffee. In fact, certified organic shade coffee is the next big thing for the socially conscientious consumer. This high-quality premium coffee costs the buyer, and ultimately the customer, more because more direct benefits are given back to the workers, and the ecosystem in which the coffee is grown.
Legal and Policy Responses to Invasive Species
The purpose of this background study is to review existing legal frameworks in Canada, the US and Mexico as well as international instruments and institutions dealing with this issue.
Species of Common Conservation Concern in North America
This document is a response by the CEC to the Canada/Mexico/United States Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management to assist in enhancing collaboration among Canada, Mexico, and United States, to conserve the biodiversity of North America. The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation calls for action to encourage conservation of wildlife and […]
NAWEG
“When Canada, Mexico, and the United States strengthened economic ties through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), they also pledged to undertake a new environmental partnership. In 1993, the three nations signed the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) and created the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Among the objectives of the NAAEC is the building of regional cooperation for the conservation, protection and enhancement of the environment.The NAAEC also commits the Parties to the effective enforcement of their respective environmental laws, including those protecting wild flora and fauna.
Internal Review of the North American Fund for Environmental Cooperation (NAFEC)
The Secretariat mandated an evaluation of the effectiveness and impacts of the NAFEC program to be presented at the Regular Session of the CEC Council in June 2000. The purpose of this evaluation is to provide Council with information and recommendations to aid it in making decisions about future directions for the NAFEC program.
Promoting Sustainable Tourism in North America’s Natural Areas
This paper describes the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) Sustainable Tourism in Natural Areas project. The initiatives described here are based on the experience derived from previous phases of the project. The next steps ensure a concrete, practical approach by focusing on promoting sustainable tourism in North America’s natural areas, and protected areas in particular, […]
Experts Workshop on Shade-Grown Coffee
The purpose of this workshop is to explore practical ways of supporting sustainable production and consumption of Mexican shade-grown coffee.
North American Important Bird Areas
Some 1,400 species of birds inhabit North America. This is roughly equivalent to one species in six of all the world’s avifauna. By country, one finds over 1,000 species in Mexico, over 800 in the United States and over 600 in Canada. More than 250 species in North America are migratory. The spectacular array of […]