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North America’s Environmental Leaders to Convene in Mexico City on 24-25 July for CEC’s 32nd Council Session and JPAC Public Forum (#CEC32)
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 29 May 2025 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) will hold its 32nd annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum on 24-25 July 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico, under the theme “Nexus Between Circular Economy and Nature-based Solutions in North America.”
Topics
Climate Change
Supporting emissions reduction and helping communities adapt to extreme weather events
Environmental Justice
The pursuit of environmental justice (EJ) aims to address historical inequities, marginalization and discrimination in how environmental benefits and burdens are enjoyed or suffered by certain communities.
Ecosystems
Working with communities to conserve and restore North America's terrestrial and marine ecosystems and priority species
Enforcement
Supporting enforcement and compliance with domestic environmental law and with multilateral environmental agreements
Sustainable Living and Economies
Innovative joint approaches to support sustainable economic development, trade and consumption
Pollutants
Promoting clean air, water and land through prevention, reductions, and sound management of pollutant releases, toxic chemicals and hazardous waste
Youth Engagement
Over the years, the CEC has been committed to youth engagement and the efforts supported have provided youth with opportunities to raise awareness, provide tangible, sustainable, and innovative solutions for environmental issues in their communities, and influence CEC’s strategies, projects, and initiatives.
Featured Project
Advancing Supply Chain Transparency for Chemicals in Products
2022 Active
Featured Publication
Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO)
Monitoring bycatch in the blue swimming crab fishery, Puerto Peñasco-Puerto Lobos Biological Corridor, Sonora, Mexico
August 10, 2022 3 pages Sustainable Living and Economies
CEDO combines vision, leadership, knowledge, and experience to foster vibrant communities and resilient ecosystems. The organisation has been working in the northern Gulf of California for 40 years, as well as other ecoregions, by integrating people, knowledge, and solutions. More specifically CEDO have been working with small-scale fishermen and their communities to develop innovative and comprehensive solutions to the region’s complex challenges, as well as a comprehensive plan for Integrated Coastal Management of Fisheries in the Puerto Peñasco-Puerto Lobos Corridor, strengthening a bottomup management system that promises real solutions to the urgent challenges we face today.
Work With Us
Co-development of a Youth Education Framework to Address Environmental Challenges Through Knowledge Dialogue and Community Participation
Consultant Opportunities
Deadline: June 18, 2025 5:00pm
Salary/Budget: C$ 700,000
Location: The consultant will work in their own offices.
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What We Do
We conduct research, provide tools and training, and provide a unique space for decision-makers and the public to engage on environmental policy issues affecting the North American region.