Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America
Among other factors, increasing uptake of green-building construction in North America requires access to financial capital, enabling policies, and a skilled workforce. As part of the report series Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America, this report reviews education and training opportunities throughout North America and compares those opportunities to the skills and capabilities that are needed now, or will be needed over the next decade, in ten vital workforce sectors: builders, building trades, design professionals, building operators and managers, owners and developers, real estate and finance sector, manufacturers, municipal and other government officials, specialty consultants, and occupants.
Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America
Among other factors, increasing uptake of green-building construction in North America requires access to financial capital, enabling policies, and a skilled workforce. As part of the report series, “Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America,” this report describes some of the most successful and innovative green building policies from jurisdictions across North America, analyzes key ingredients of their success, and presents a five-step policy framework model for the incorporation and use of those ingredients.
Analysis of the Effects of Fire, Grazing, and the Distance to Wetlands on Grassland Bird Abundance
This background report assesses the effects of fire, grazing and wetlands on grassland bird abundance in National Wildlife Area (NWA) at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Suffield. The data for this project were provided by Environment Canada (EC) and the Department of National Defence (DND).
North American Regional Action Plan on Lindane and other Hexachlorocyclohexane Isomers
This report summarizes the activities related to the North American Regional Action Plan (NARAP) on Lindane and Other Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) Isomers carried out by the Lindane Task Force under the auspices of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) as it endeavored to meet its commitments under the NARAP from its inception in 1999 until formal […]
North American Grasslands Alliance
The North American Grasslands Alliance: A Framework for Change document lays a strong foundation to bring about the deep changes that are required for a continentally integrated planning and management approach to achieve lasting sustainability of the North American grasslands. It contains foundational principles, objectives and priorities to sustain working landscapes, conserve biodiversity, and support vibrant rural […]
North American Regional Action Plan for Mercury Close-Out Report
This report summarizes the activities related to the North American Regional Action Plan on Mercury from inception in 1995 until formal close-out in 2010
A Synthesis Report on Mercury in Fish Tissue From Mexico
This report summarizes existing data on mercury in fish tissue from Mexico. This report was commissioned by the CEC to gather information to complement similar data on mercury concentrations in fish from the United States and Canada, in support of the CEC’s objective to use a regional approach to monitoring persistent and bioaccumulating toxics. This […]
An Assessment of Primary and Secondary Mercury Supplies in Mexico
The objectives of this report are to estimate the supplies of primary and secondary mercury in Mexico that could be generated from different sources; to assess if extraction of identified mercury reserves would be both economically and technologically feasible; and to analyze the potential for Mexico to become an unintended but significant source of global […]
Advances in Mercury Substitution in Mexican Hospitals (2007–2009)
This report highlights the main activities executed, the achievements made, the lessons learned and recommendations for further progress regarding mercury substitution in hospitals and health care institutions in Mexico from 2007 to 2009. These activities were carried out by the CAATA, HCWH’s chief partner in Mexico, with the support of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation […]
Guide for Planners and Managers to Design Resilient Marine Protected Area Networks in a Changing Climate
Climate change, along with pollution and overfishing, is one of the great challenges facing North America’s shared oceans today. Through the project Engaging Communities to Conserve Marine Biodiversity through NAMPAN (North American Marine Protected Areas Network) the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) gathered scientific information on the impact of climate change on marine protected area […]
Assessment of the Comparability of Greenhouse Gas and Black Carbon Emissions Inventories in North America
Improved comparability of greenhouse gas (GHG) and black carbon inventories will enable the Parties to share results and strengthen capacities, while working towards advancing domestic mitigation objectives,standards, regulations, and policies over the next five years.
Scientific Guidelines for Designing Resilient Marine Protected Area Networks in a Changing Climate
Climate change, along with pollution and overfishing, is one of the great challenges facing North America’s shared oceans today. Through the project Engaging Communities to Conserve Marine Biodiversity through NAMPAN (North American Marine Protected Areas Network) the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) gathered scientific information on the impact of climate change on marine protected area […]