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Businesses Can Save Money and the Environment with this New Practical Guide for Reducing Food Waste
Montreal, 7 March 2019—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has released a practical guide and a technical report to measure food loss and waste across the food supply chain in Canada, Mexico and the United States. "Why and How to Measure Food Loss and Waste: A Practical Guide" is an easy-to-use tool for businesses to apply in measuring the quantity...
March 7, 2019
Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches 3rd Youth Innovation Challenge
Montreal, 5 March 2019—North American environmental ministers are calling on youth to champion bold ideas for green growth as part of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s #Youth4Innovation Challenge. “We are looking for innovations that address the complex sustainability challenges currently faced by communities across North America,” says Josefa González Blanco, Mexican Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources and CEC Council...
March 5, 2019
Updates on Submissions Filed with the Secretariat
Montreal, 28 February 2019—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is moving forward with submissions on enforcement matters that have been filed with the CEC Secretariat. Alberta Tailings Ponds II Update: The CEC Secretariat is developing a factual record in accordance with Council Resolution 18-01. The CEC Secretariat is developing a factual record, pursuant to the authorization by the CEC Council,...
March 1, 2019
New ID Guide to Combat Tarantula Smuggling at Borders
Montreal, 14 February 2019—Today, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is releasing the first-ever guide to identify tarantulas in North America that are listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The guide was designed to help customs and law enforcement officers in Canada, Mexico and the United States recognize tarantulas and help ensure...
February 14, 2019
Commission for Environmental Cooperation announces Sabaa Khan as Chair of its advisory committee
International law expert Sabaa Khan to lead JPAC in 2019 Montreal, 18 January 2019—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation's (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) has unanimously elected Canadian JPAC member Sabaa Khan as committee chair for 2019. She will succeed Mexico’s JPAC member Gustavo Alanís-Ortega, who served as chair during 2018. The CEC JPAC is composed of 15 volunteer citizens...
January 18, 2019
CEC receives a submission on an electric power transmission line project in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec
Montreal, 12 December 2018—On 7 December, the Citizen Advisory Committee of Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard (Comité aviseur de citoyens de Saint-Adolphe d’Howard) and a group of residents (the “Submitters”) filed a submission with the CEC Secretariat, asserting that the province of Quebec is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to a 40km electric power transmission line project that will run through...
December 12, 2018
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