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Making Waves with the Last Stop: The Ocean Toolkit
Let’s talk about litter! Since 2017, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has been facilitating collaboration and developing tools to address land-based marine litter in North America. Today, we are thrilled to invite you to embark on this journey with us to raise public awareness about marine litter and make meaningful change with the free Last Stop: The Ocean Toolkit! Trash Travels: A...
March 7, 2024
Have Your Say: Public Consultation on the CEC’s Community-Led Environmental Education Initiative for Biocultural Heritage Protection
The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is seeking comments and suggestions from people across North America on the implementation of the Community-Led Environmental Education Initiative for Biocultural Heritage Protection. The Environmental Education initiative will develop and pilot an Environmental Education Framework that considers diverse knowledge systems, including, but not limited to, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and academic...
March 5, 2024
On 5 March, Join Our Webinar: Engaging Local Communities across North America to Reduce Marine Litter
Did you know that 80% of marine litter originates on land? Mark your calendar to hear from community engagement leaders in the field of marine litter mitigation during the Reduction of Marine Litter project closing webinar, hosted by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)’s Ecosystem Unit, to see how you can help address this urgent priority! During this webinar, the CEC...
February 28, 2024
Save the Date! #CEC31 To Be Held 24–26 June 2024, in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 21 February 2024 — Mark your calendars for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)’s 31st annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum, taking place 24–26 June 2024, in Wilmington, North Carolina, under the theme “Strengthening Environmental Justice through Community Empowerment.” For 30 years, the Governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States have worked together through the...
February 21, 2024
New Generation of Environmental Leaders Program Launched for North American Youth
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 13 February 2024 — Calling all youth in Canada, Mexico and the United States! Are you ready to act now to support North American communities and preserve our shared waters, lands and air? The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to announce the launch of the new Generation of Environmental Leaders Program (GELP). This exciting new program will support young...
February 13, 2024
CEC Receives Environmental Enforcement Submission on Air Pollution from the Cadereyta Pemex Refinery in Nuevo León, Mexico
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 6 February 2024 — Yesterday, a Mexican citizen filed a submission, under Chapter 24 of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA/CUSMA) with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), asserting that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to regulate air emissions from the Ing. Héctor R. Lara Sosa Pemex refinery (known as the Cadereyta Refinery) in Nuevo León, Mexico and to manage the...
February 6, 2024
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