Among the highlights of this report: There are at least 25 important environmental labeling schemes in place in the United States. These schemes cover 156 product categories and approximately 310 actual products. While diversity of choice—especially in public policy instruments—is welcome, the current state of environmental labels may contribute to a bewildering array of choices […]
The objective of this report is to present the findings of a market analysis measuring consumer interest in, and potential demand for, Mexican shade-grown coffee in North America.
This report, prepared for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, under the guidance of the North American Working Group on Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Cooperation,is intended to facilitate dialogue between United States, Mexican, and Canadian hazardous waste management officials on how best to meet the challenges of monitoring and enforcing hazardous waste regulations in the NAFTA […]
This volume is the third such annual report in the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) ongoing Taking Stock series, providing information on and comparing the North American PRTRs. As before, readers will notice significant changes in the latest report: analyses have been expanded and there is more discussion of the data context, of carcinogenic releases and transfers, and of metals.
Proceedings and background papers
This project developed a set of definitions for “shade coffee” for the Mexican context. The mechanism for producing these definitions involved a workshop in which scientifically based information relative to shade coffee was presented and discussed by researchers involved in diverse studies related to coffee.
Assessing Environmental Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): An Analytic Framework (Phase II) and Issue Studies is the second draft of a methodology for examining the environmental effects of NAFTA.
The purpose of this issue study is to consider some specific environmental implications of expanded North American trade and investment under NAFTA; the analysis was carried out by implementing a general framework developed by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s NAFTA Effects Project. The scope of this issue study is sectoral, focusing on the beef and […]
The purpose of this study is to consider the environmental implications of expanded North American trade and investment under NAFTA by implementing and developing a general framework being constructed by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s NAFTA Effects Project.
The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) [Article10(6)(d)], directs the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), to consider on an ongoing basis the environmental effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A NAFTA Effects Project Team was assembled to assist the CEC in designing a methodology to fulfill this mandate. The following Analytic […]
This second annual Taking Stock report provides a continental picture of pollutant release and transfer (PRTR) data, based on information provided by the three governments from their domestic PRTR inventories.
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 […]
