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Join the CEC’s 2024 Youth Engagement Week Workshop: Youth Perspectives on Reaching Horizon 2030
On 27 November, participate in the 2024 CEC Youth Engagement Week (YEW) workshop! This event will provide a unique opportunity for youth to learn about the CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee and, in particular, its public consultation process on CEC’s "Reaching Horizon 2030: An Environmental Outlook for North American Cooperation" (H-2030) initiative. The CEC’s Youth Engagement Week is an annual event designed to embrace...
November 20, 2024
Join the CEC in Mexico City, 4–5 December, for the 2024 JPAC Public Forum on Reaching Horizon 2030: An Environmental Outlook for North American Cooperation
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 8 November 2024 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) are pleased to invite all interested groups and individuals to participate in a hybrid Public Forum in Mexico City, Mexico on 4 and 5 December 2024, in person and online. The international community recognizes that we are in a critical decade, with 2030 global targets to limit global...
November 8, 2024
New JPAC Advice on Advancing Environmental Justice in North America
Following the June 2024 Public Forum held in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States on 24 June 2024, the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) submitted an Advice to the CEC Council on advancing environmental justice (EJ) in North America. Under the theme Advancing Environmental Justice in North America, JPAC gathered input from Indigenous communities, activists, experts, the general public, academia, NGOs and government officials on...
October 18, 2024
CEC Receives Submission on the Environmental Impact of the Sonora Railway Project in Sonora, Mexico
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 3 October 2024 — Yesterday, the Center for Biological Diversity and Defensa Ambiental del Noroeste, organizations based in the US and Mexico, respectively, filed a submission under Chapter 24 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA/CUSMA) with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The Submitters assert that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to assess the environmental impacts of a railway project...
October 3, 2024
EJ4Climate Grant Program Now Open: US$1.5M Available for Education, Environmental Justice, Climate Adaptation
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 26 September 2024—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is excited to announce that the fourth cycle of the US$1.5 million Environmental Justice for Climate (EJ4Climate) Grant Program is now open for applications for projects on “Community-led education programs to increase environmental justice and climate adaptation knowledge,” with up to C$175,000 in grant funding available for recipients. Initiated by...
September 26, 2024
Summer Rewind: Looking back at CEC31 — Event Recordings, Summaries & Photos
We would like to thank everyone who participated in #CEC31 earlier this summer, whether you joined us in Wilmington, North Carolina, or virtually. This year, 2024, also marks the CEC’s 30th anniversary, which made it a special occasion to reflect upon and celebrate three decades of successful regional environmental cooperation. The 31st annual Session of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation Council and...
September 24, 2024
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