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Advisory group named to CEC study on genetic diversity of maize in Mexico
Montreal, 10/7/2002 - The 16-member advisory group that will work with the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to examine issues related to the conservation and sustainable use of traditional maize varieties in Mexico was announced today by the CEC Secretariat. In June, the CEC Secretariat informed the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States--the three partners to...
October 7, 2002
CEC to examine genetic diversity of traditional maize varieties in Mexico
Montreal, 6/20/2002 - The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC) has informed the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States that it intends to study, and prepare a special report upon, the potential effects of transgenic corn on traditional varieties of maize in Mexico. This issue has been a source of public concern for...
June 20, 2002
CEC examines the environmental impacts of a growing, continental electricity market.
Montreal, 17/06/2002 - A new report by the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) examines the environmental impacts of a growing, continental electricity market. An expert advisory board drawn from Canada, Mexico, and the United States guided the report: Environmental Challenges and Opportunities of the Evolving North American Electricity Market. The board was asked how North Americans could...
June 17, 2002
Secretariat seeks information for Migratory Birds factual record
Montreal, 2/1/2002 - By notice posted today, the Secretariat of North America's Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is seeking information from the public for use in preparing a factual record on the United States' alleged failure to effectively enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) in connection with two California cases. The notice has been posted on the CEC's web...
January 2, 2002
Saving North America’s birds
The well being of birds in any one of the countries of North America depends on conditions in all three. As David Pashley describes, NABCI is on the right track in its efforts to pool talent and resources across Canada, Mexico and the United States in a cohesive continent-wide strategy to save the birds. The North American Bird Conservation Initiative...
March 21, 2001
CEC announces two new Advisory Panel members to review San Pedro Study
Montreal, 2/27/1998 -The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)—created by a side accord to NAFTA—today announced the names of two additional individuals who have agreed to serve on a tri-national advisory panel to review an upcoming study on the Upper San Pedro River. Jack Ladd, a lifelong resident of Southern Arizona, has spent the last 45 years operating...
February 27, 1998
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