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Save the Date! Join the 2025 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz: 25 July to 3 August

Organized by ten partner organizations across North America, the Blitz encourages everyone to contribute to monarch butterfly conservation through simple, yet impactful, actions. How to Participate: Choose the community science program that's right for you: Check out the programs listed below to understand their data requirements, survey protocol and geographic range. Then, pick one to use during the Blitz! Correo Real...

June 11, 2025

World Environment Day 2025: Join Us to Beat Plastic Pollution!

This year’s theme—“Ending global plastic pollution”—calls for collective action to address the urgent issue of plastic pollution, ahead of the upcoming Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee session (INC-5.2) towards a global plastics treaty. Plastic waste is widespread, impacting everything from the deepest oceans to the food on our plates. In 2025 alone, the world is expected to consume 516 million tons of...

June 5, 2025

North America’s Environmental Leaders to Convene in Mexico City on 24-25 July for CEC’s 32nd Council Session and JPAC Public Forum (#CEC32)

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 29 May 2025 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) will hold its 32nd annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum on 24-25 July 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico, under the theme “Nexus Between Circular Economy and Nature-based Solutions in North America.” The event will bring together the top environmental officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States, Indigenous and community leaders,...

May 29, 2025

On 4 June, Join Our Webinar: The Impact of Pollution and Biodiversity Loss on Women

During this facilitated discussion, leading women experts will explore the deep connection between women and the environment. They’ll examine how environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, pollution and extreme events affect women’s access to clean air, water and food, and how these challenges directly impact their health and livelihoods. Hear from experts from across North America and learn how supporting women and...

May 21, 2025

On 14 and 22 May, Join Our Webinars: Nature-based Solutions (NBS): From Theory to Practice – Reducing Flood Risks in Coastal Communities

All over the world, coastal flood risks are escalating due to land-use changes, ecosystem loss or transformation, population growth in coastal zones, sea-level rise, changes in the frequency and severity of storms and ageing flood-protection infrastructure. Tides and storm-driven flooding are increasingly damaging homes and infrastructure, and generally disrupting coastal communities and their economies. Nature-based solutions can increase the resilience...

May 6, 2025

Sonora Railway Project: CEC Secretariat recommends the preparation of a factual record pursuant to USMCA/CUSMA chapter 24

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 24 April 2025—The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has notified the Council and the USMCA/CUSMA Environment Committee that it recommends the preparation of a factual record to analyze whether environmental laws are being effectively enforced with regard to the preventive nature of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure, the protection of protected natural areas (PNA), and access to environmental...

April 24, 2025