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Committee to review NAFTA’s environmental side accord

A six-member, independent committee appointed by the Council of the CEC—composed of the environment ministers, or equivalent, for Canada, Mexico and the United States—will review the operations and effectiveness of NAFTA's environmental side accord, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The committee, announced in October, is expected to prepare a report of its finding by the spring of...

August 3, 2003

CEC releases discussion papers examining effects of genetically modified corn on Mexican maize

Montreal, 1/6/2003 - The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) today released a set of discussion papers to launch a formal study on the potential effects of genetically modified corn on traditional maize agriculture in Mexico. The papers outline the authors' perspectives on the ecological, biological, economic and socio-cultural effects of transgenes on Mexican varieties of maize. Their...

January 6, 2003

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