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Report charts Destination Sustainability for North American freight transportation

NAFTA environment commission Secretariat sets a course for low-emission, high-prosperity, energy-secure future Washington, 31 March 2011—Cross-border cooperation to improve environmental performance of the North American freight system is urgently needed—not just to enhance environmental sustainability, but to safeguard regional economic competitiveness—according to a new report from the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Entitled Destination Sustainability: Reducing Greenhouse...

March 31, 2011

Mexico City public forum to address CEC projects, sustainable freight transportation

Meeting will also feature discussion on experiences with CEC’s citizen submissions on enforcement matters process Montreal, 29 March 2011—The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) will be holding its first Regular Session of 2011 on 4–5 April in Mexico City to discuss upcoming CEC cooperative work, the Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters (SEM) process...

March 29, 2011

JPAC calls for comments on draft 2011-2012 CEC cooperative work program

Montreal, 28 March 2011—The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is requesting public input on the CEC's draft cooperative work program for 2011–2012. This program will serve as the basis of the CEC's next Operational Plan, which will set forth cooperative actions to protect and enhance the North American environment under priorities established by...

March 28, 2011

Save the date: 2011 CEC Council session

Meetings in Montreal, Quebec, will feature public forum Montreal, 16 March 2011—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America will hold the Eighteenth Regular Session of its Council and related events on 21-22 June 2011, in Montreal, Canada. The CEC Council—Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent, Mexican Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Juan Elvira Quesada, and US Environmental Protection...

March 16, 2011

Ecological scorecards to help assess status, trends in North America’s marine protected areas

New "how-to" guide provides a tool for marine protected area managers Montreal, 16 March 2011—A new Guide to Ecological Scorecards for Marine Protected Areas in North America from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) aims to provide a standard method for managers to report on the status and trends of marine protected areas (MPAs). North America's 2,000 MPAs—all of which have been...

March 16, 2011

Save the date: JPAC public forum in Mexico City, 4-5 April

Montreal, 11 March 2011—The Joint Public Advisory Committee of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation will host a public forum in Mexico City, Mexico, on 4–5 April. On 4 April, JPAC members will lead a discussion on upcoming CEC project work and the Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters process. The following day, JPAC will lead a series of panel discussions on...

March 11, 2011

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