Publication

Background paper

Environmental Assessment of NAFTA by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation

An Assessment of the Practice and Results to Date

Description

The context for this report is based upon certain obligations of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), as described in the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). Specifically, article 10(6)(d) of the NAAEC charges the CEC Council (comprised of the Parties’ cabinet-level environmental officials) to cooperate with the NAFTA Free Trade Commission (FTC) to achieve the environmental goals and objectives of the NAFTA by, inter alia, “considering on an ongoing basis the environmental effects of the NAFTA."