News

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

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