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CEC Receives Submission on Residential Development in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Montreal, 16 January 2023 — On 11 January 2023, a US citizen and permanent resident of Mexico filed a submission under Chapter 24 of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA/CUSMA) with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to protect forest resources and birds, including an endangered species, in relation to housing developments around San...
January 16, 2023
Celebrating 25 Years of Trilateral Monarch Butterfly Conservation
In Morelia, Mexico, in late 1997, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) convened its first North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly, bringing together a diverse range of more than 300 representatives, spanning government, NGOs, academia, and Indigenous and local small-scale farming communities, among others, to identify and address priority conservation issues and actions for the monarch butterfly. With an ambitious...
January 9, 2023
Join the CEC at UN Biodiversity Conference #COP15 at These Side Events and Opportunities
Are you one of the nearly 20,000 people attending COP15? The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity conference runs from 7-19 December and the CEC is fortunate that such a crucial event is taking place just a couple blocks from the CEC Secretariat offices. There will be multiple opportunities to join events with the CEC, to hear about our work, and to...
December 7, 2022
Three Countries, One Environment: Canada, Mexico and the US Announce Details of New North American Climate Adaptation Initiative at COP27
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 9 November 2022—Today, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and its governing Council of North America’s environment ministers are proud to share details of a new North American Climate Adaptation Initiative. Representatives of Canada, Mexico and the United States, along with Felicia Marcus, a member of the CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee and a water rights activist currently at Stanford University,...
November 10, 2022
Join the CEC at our COP27 Side Event on Climate Adaptation
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022. If you are attending COP27, join the CEC for a discussion on regional collaboration to address climate-related impacts. This side event, titled Canada, the United States, and Mexico: Working Together on Climate Adaptation Solutions...
November 8, 2022
Have Your Say: Public Consultation on CEC’s New Communities for Environmental Justice Network Project
In the coming months, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation will work with communities across North America to start the implementation of a Communities for Environmental Justice Network (CEJN) project. As we advance the creation of this network, the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) is hosting a public consultation to help inform and strengthen the project’s implementation. The CEJN aims to provide a forum that offers exchange, relationship, and...
November 4, 2022
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