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2025 Youth Engagement Week – Call for Speakers and Facilitators Now Open!
Calling all youth leaders in Canada, Mexico and the United States! The 2025 Youth Engagement Week (YEW) is taking place online this fall, and the CEC is looking for speakers and facilitators. If you believe in intergenerational networks and the vital role of youth perspectives to build a sustainable future in North America, then this opportunity might be for you! Youth Breaking...
September 19, 2025
CEC Receives Submission on the Deterioration of the Nazas River Lower Basin in the states of Durango and Coahuila, Mexico
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 3 September 2025 — Yesterday, Prodefensa del Nazas, A.C., an organization based in Mexico, filed a submission under Chapter 24 of the United States-Mexico-Canada 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 the Nazas River, particularly its riverbanks and lower basin in the states of Durango and Coahuila....
September 3, 2025
CEC Publishes Factual Record on the Effective Enforcement of Environmental Law Related to Submission SEM-21-002 (Vaquita Porpoise)
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 19 August 2025 — On August 18 the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) published the factual record regarding submission SEM-21-002 (Vaquita Porpoise) filed on 11 August 2021 by the Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Welfare Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental Investigation Agency (“Submitters”), who asserted that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with regard to...
August 19, 2025
Join the CEC in Celebrating Youth Leadership Across North America on International Youth Day
Happy International Youth Day! Today, we celebrate the energy, innovation and dedication of young leaders who are driving positive change across North America. Youth play a pivotal role in advancing sustainability by embracing a holistic approach. Their engagement accelerates knowledge-sharing and awareness, supports intergenerational dialogue, spurs action to tackle environmental challenges and fosters skill development for a sustainable future. Introducing...
August 12, 2025
North American Environment Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Environmental Cooperation
Mexico City (Mexico), 25 July 2025 — The top environmental officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States met in Mexico City this week for the 32nd annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Hosted under the theme “Nexus Between Circular Economy and Nature-based Solutions in North America,” the session marked a strong reaffirmation of trilateral cooperation on urgent environmental priorities. The...
July 25, 2025
CEC publishes Factual Record on Hydraulic Fracturing in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 14 July 2025 — On 3 July 2025, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) published the factual record regarding submission SEM-18-003 (Hydraulic Fracturing in Nuevo Leon) in accordance with the CEC Council’s unanimous vote in Council Resolution 25-02. The factual record is the final step in the CEC’s Submissions on Enforcement Matters (SEM) process, which allows individuals, organizations and entities across North...
July 14, 2025
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