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5th Annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz Was the Most Successful Ever—Thanks to You!

Montreal, 2 November 2021—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), together with the Trinational Monarch Conservation Science Partnership, is pleased to announce the results of the fifth annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz (Monarch Blitz), which occurred between 23 July and 1 August 2021. More than 2,000 volunteers across 80 states and provinces in North America shared 4,293 observations of monarch butterflies...

November 2, 2021

5th Annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz Was the Most Successful Ever

Join Us for the JPAC Public Forum on Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters!

Montreal, 19 October 2021—On 29 October, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) will be hosting an online webinar, titled ‘Sustainable management of transboundary waters: How to build successful collaborations.’ Addressing water security at the continental scale will require collaborative decision-making to advance sustainable water management and ensure access to clean water. This public forum will feature...

October 19, 2021

CEC receives first US submission under USMCA on North Atlantic right whale

Montreal, 6 October 2021—On 4 October 2021, Oceana, a conservation organization based in the United States, filed a submission with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) under the provisions of Chapter 24 of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA). The Submitter asserts that the US is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) from the “primary...

October 6, 2021

Thank You for Joining Our 28th Annual Council Session

Montreal, 5 October 2021—First, we want to thank you for your active participation at this year’s Council Session of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Your involvement in our annual event made it more meaningful and impactful. This year’s theme was Climate Change and Environmental Justice Solutions. Hosted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the CEC Council Session on...

October 6, 2021

Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches ‘EJ4Climate’, US$2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program

Montreal, 14 September 2021—The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is launching a first-of-its-kind US$2 million grant program, EJ4Climate, to support environmental justice and climate resilience for underserved, vulnerable communities, and Indigenous communities across North America. Initiated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the CEC established this new grant program to support underserved and overburdened communities in Canada,...

September 14, 2021

“Climate Change and Environmental Justice Solutions for North America”: Commission for Environmental Cooperation Council Session Chair Summary

Montreal, 10 September 2021—The Council of the CEC affirms our commitment to environmental cooperation as we conclude our first regular session under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its companion Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). The Parties’ unwavering commitment to the CEC since its inception in 1994 is firmly rooted in the understanding that addressing the environmental challenges of our time requires ambitious and innovative...

September 10, 2021