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2024 CEC Council Statement: Strengthening Environmental Justice and Empowering Communities
Wilmington, North Carolina, 26 June 2024 —For the past 30 years, the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States have worked together through the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to advance solutions for the most crucial environmental challenges facing North America. We met today for the annual Regular Session in Wilmington, North Carolina, under the theme: “Strengthening Environmental Justice...
June 26, 2024
2024–2026 CEC NAPECA Grant Program Funds 10 Grants to Empower Indigenous Peoples, Enhance Climate Adaptation and Support Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 21 June 2024—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is proud to announce that 10 community projects were chosen under the North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) grant program, which seeks to improve environmental conditions at the community, Indigenous, local and regional levels. This 2024–2026 NAPECA cycle is supporting environmental initiatives that will involve and empower Indigenous Peoples and...
June 21, 2024
First Cohort of CEC ‘Generation of Environmental Leaders Program’ Announced
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 20 June 2024—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is proud to announce the first cohort of the new Generation of Environmental Leaders Program (GELP). The 2024 GELP cohort comprises three teams, each representing one of the following countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The selected youth teams were chosen for their creative and impactful solutions to support North American...
June 20, 2024
Buzzworthy Updates: Celebrating Pollinator Week 2024
We hope this newsletter finds you buzzing with excitement for the latest updates from our pollinator conservation project, "Advancing Pollinator Conservation throughout North America." As we celebrate Pollinator Week 2024 (17–23 June), here's what's been happening: 1. People for Pollinators Campaign: Join the Movement! We're thrilled to announce the success of our recent social media campaign "People for Pollinators." Together, we've been...
June 18, 2024
JPAC Advice on new CEC project: Community-led Environmental Education Initiative for Biocultural Heritage Protection
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation's (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) has just submitted an Advice to the CEC Council regarding a new initiative that will develop and pilot an environmental education framework that considers diverse knowledge systems, including, but not limited to, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and academic knowledge, to support efforts by vulnerable communities to tackle local environmental challenges and...
June 13, 2024
Save the Date! 2024 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz, 26 July to 4 August
Mark your calendars for the 8th International Monarch Monitoring Blitz! Every year, thousands of people from across Canada, Mexico and the United States join efforts to support monarch butterfly conservation by getting outdoors and collecting observations of monarch butterflies and milkweed plants. Be part of this vital trinational community science initiative by sharing your sightings from 26 July to 4 August...
June 11, 2024
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