Supporting governance and compliance

Supporting governance and compliance

The transformation of our economic systems needed to address the environmental crises requires changes and actions at all levels. At the same time, it is crucial to provide support to governance and institutional frameworks to facilitate the effective implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the required sustainability policies, initiatives and actions. Robust governance structures provide the foundation for enabling action and meaningful change, establishing standards and regulations, enhancing institutional capacity and ensuring compliance.

This area of the CEC’s work focuses on supporting governance and institutional frameworks across our region to enhance their capacity to advance sustainability. Work in this area addresses key issues, including sustainability standards and regulations, institutional capacity, enforcement mechanisms, financing and economic or market instruments, among others.

governance and compliance

Publications

Timber: A Guide to Sustainable Trade Practices - Publication cover

35 pages July 29, 2024

Guidance for Completing CITES Non-Detriment Findings for Timber Produced via Assisted Production in Mexico

Highlighting practical methodologies and essential considerations, the guide helps ensure that NDFs are conducted with...

CEC Publication Cover

84 pages August 7, 2019

Trinational Trade and Enforcement Training Workshop to Support the Legal and Sustainable Trade in Turtles and Tortoises

The topics covered during the workshop addressed conservation, management, and enforcement needs. The workshop was...

CEC Publication Cover

49 pages August 6, 2019

Regional Workshop on the Evaluation of Capacities to Identify Woods in the Trade of CITES-listed Priority Timber Species

The objective was to exchange information and experiences, as well as databases, methodologies and tools,...

Sustainable trade of tarantulas Publication Cover

27 pages February 13, 2019

Collaboration to support sustainable trade of tarantulas in North America

The Trinational Trade Session included 16 presentations in nine topics related to the conservation and...

Identification of CITES-listed Tarantulas Publication Cover

80 pages February 13, 2019

Identification of CITES-listed Tarantulas

Collectively, these species comprise all of the tarantula species that are listed on the Appendices...