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On 13 June, Join Our Webinar: The CEC and its Public and Community Engagement Mechanisms
Mark your calendar for an introductory webinar on the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and its mechanisms for public participation, community engagement and transparency. Offered as part of the Communities for Environmental Justice Network (CEJN) project, this webinar is open to members of the public interested in a general overview of the organization and its work related to environmental justice in the lead up...
June 4, 2024
New JPAC Advice on Community-based Conservation of Freshwater Resources
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 30 May 2024 — Following the November 2023 Public Forum held in Oaxaca, Mexico, the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) submitted an Advice to the CEC Council on community-based conservation of freshwater resources. The environmental challenges stemming from climate change significantly impact society, particularly Indigenous and local communities and underserved populations. Effective management of freshwater resources is crucial to combat increased pollution,...
May 30, 2024
Commission for Environmental Cooperation to Convene North American Environmental Leaders for #CEC31, to Be Held 24–26 June in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 8 May 2024 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) 31st annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum will be held 24–26 June 2024 in Wilmington, North Carolina under the theme “Strengthening Environmental Justice through Community Empowerment.” #CEC31 will bring together North America’s top environmental officials and the public-at-large to learn from and engage with environmental justice advocates,...
May 8, 2024
CEC EJ4Climate Grant Program Awards $2.4M for North American Environmental Justice Projects
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 2 May 2024 — The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced 13 climate-focused projects that will each receive up to C$200,000 under the CEC’s EJ4Climate (Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience) Grant Program for empowering urban communities for extreme climate events. Initiated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan in 2021, the EJ4Climate Grant Program provides funding...
May 2, 2024
CEC Publishes Factual Record on the Effective Enforcement of Environmental Law Related to Submission SEM-20-001 (Loggerhead Turtle)
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 22 April 2024 — Today the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) published the factual record regarding submission SEM-20-001 (Loggerhead Turtle), filed on 17 December 2020 by the Mexican Center for Environmental Law A.C. (Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, Cemda) and the U.S.-based Center for Biological Diversity (“the Submitters”), in which it is asserted that Mexico was failing to effectively enforce...
April 22, 2024
This Food Waste Prevention Week, Join the CEC and Partners for Webinars on Reducing Food Waste
Calling all families, school food professionals, educators and volunteers! Are you curious about what happens to the food we don’t consume? Do you want to dive into the world of food waste activities and opportunities in school cafeterias, communities and households? Each year, around 170 million tonnes of food produced for human consumption are wasted or lost in Canada, Mexico...
March 26, 2024
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Georgina O’Farrill
Head, Communications, Outreach and Engagement