DDT was first registered in 1946 and used in Canada to control insect pests in crops as well as in domestic and industrial applications. DDT was never manufactured in Canada. In response to environmental and safety concerns, most uses of DDT were phased out by the mid-1970s. Registration of all remaining uses of DDT was […]
Canada, Mexico and the United States will be among more than 100 nations to sign a historic environmental treaty today in Stockholm that will phase out use of a dozen of the most dangerous toxic chemicals on the planet. This historic agreement will deliver a healthier world for people and wildlife, from the arctic regions of Alaska and the Canadian north, to the tropical climes of Mexico—and around the world.
This paper has been prepared as background document for the Special Session on Tools That Use PRTR Data, which will take place on 6 March 2001 in Mexico City. The session is part of the annual Meeting of the Consultative Group for the North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Project, organized by the […]
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.
Trade between Canada, the United States and Mexico has grown rapidly since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This study examines the environmental impacts of that trade on five bi-national segments of three primary NAFTA trade corridors, with a particular focus on air pollution emissions. The corridor segments selected for the […]
This study set out to model on a continental scale the rates of deposition of airborne dioxin (polychlorinated dibenzo-pdioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans, PCDD/PCDF) in the new Canadian polar territory of Nunavut and to identify the major contributing North American sources.
In recent years the private sector has developed various types of environmental management systems (EMSs) for identifying and managing the impacts that commercial and industrial operations have on the environment. These systems primarily serve internal management purposes; however, when designed and implemented to realize their full potential, they offer opportunities for enhancing environmental protection in […]
This report is the second Status Report on Mercury in Canada and is presented as Canada’s input into the Phase II North American Regional Action Plan on Mercury. The status reports for Canada, Mexico, and the United States are an integral part of the three Parties’ commitment to the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, […]
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, […]
Pollutant release and transfer registers (PRTRs) provide a valuable source of information on the generation and management of pollutants by tracking the amounts of specific chemicals that are released and transferred from industrial facilities into and through our communities each year. By having access to such information, governments, industry and citizens alike are better equipped to set priorities, engage in informed dialogue and undertake positive action to prevent or reduce the generation and release of pollutants of concern.
The purpose of the North American Regional Action Plan (NARAP) on Mercury is to provide the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States with a path forward in their joint and differentiated efforts to reduce the exposure of North American ecosystems, fish and wildlife, and especially humans, to mercury through the prevention and reduction […]
