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CEC Publishes Factual Record on the Effective Enforcement of Environmental Law Related to Submission SEM-21-002 (Vaquita Porpoise)

August 19, 2025 SEM

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 19 August 2025 — On August 18 the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) published the factual record regarding submission SEM-21-002 (Vaquita Porpoise) filed on 11 August 2021 by the Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Welfare Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental Investigation Agency (“Submitters”), who asserted that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with regard to conservation of the vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus).

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August 19, 2025 SEM

CEC Publishes Factual Record on the Effective Enforcement of Environmental Law Related to Submission SEM-21-002 (Vaquita Porpoise)

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 19 August 2025 — On August 18 the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) published...

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July 25, 2025

North American Environment Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Environmental Cooperation

Mexico City (Mexico), 25 July 2025 — The top environmental officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States met...

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July 14, 2025 SEM

CEC publishes Factual Record on Hydraulic Fracturing in Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 14 July 2025 — On 3 July 2025, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)...

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July 9, 2025

Small Actions, Big Impact: Support Monarch Butterfly Conservation by Sharing Your Observations!

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 9 July 2025 — The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz returns for its ninth edition from 25 July to 3 August 2025, inviting...

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GELP 2025
July 3, 2025

CEC Announces Second Cohort of Generation of Environmental Leaders Program (GELP)

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 3 July 2025 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is thrilled to announce the second cohort of the...

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May 29, 2025 Council

North America’s Environmental Leaders to Convene in Mexico City on 24-25 July for CEC’s 32nd Council Session and JPAC Public Forum (#CEC32)

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 29 May 2025 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) will hold its 32nd annual Council Session and Joint Public...

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April 24, 2025 SEM

Sonora Railway Project: CEC Secretariat recommends the preparation of a factual record pursuant to USMCA/CUSMA chapter 24

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 24 April 2025—The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has notified the Council and the USMCA/CUSMA...

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January 22, 2025 SEM

Members of the CEC Council Authorize the Development of a Factual Record Regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale Submission

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 22 January 2025—The members of the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), in Council Resolution...

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JPAC Chair for 2025
January 15, 2025 JPAC

Renewable Energy Executive Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin to Chair CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC)

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 15 January 2025 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to announce that Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin,...

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