In the Spotlight
2024 Monarch Butterfly Blitz Sets Records for Observations and Volunteer Efforts in North America
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 18 September 2024 — From 26 July to 4 August 2024, the 8th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz invited individuals, organizations and community scientists from across North America to collect data on monarch butterflies and the milkweed plants essential for their survival. This snapshot of the monarch butterfly and its breeding locations helps scientists better understand how to protect and conserve one of North America’s most iconic species.
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
Green Growth
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
Community Solutions for Reducing Marine Litter
2019 - 2020 Active Ecosystems
Featured Publication
Supply Chain Energy Efficiency through ISO 50001: A How-to Guide for Your Company
October 18, 2019 56 pages Green Growth
This guide is intended to guide original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and supplier organizations in establishing and institutionalizing the organizational structures and management systems needed to effectively and efficiently achieve their desired energy performance goals and objectives. Central to this approach is the recognition that the ISO 50001 Energy Management System is internationally recognized as the best vehicle to drive continual improvement in energy performance and achieve long-term results. As such, energy end-user organizations and their supply chains are provided with the necessary information, strategies, and access to detailed training and tools to successfully implement ISO 50001.
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Internship Opportunity – Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indigenous Affairs
Internship Opportunities
Deadline: October 3, 2024 5:00pm
Salary/Budget: CAD 2,800 per month
Location: Remote/virtual (in-person is available for Montreal-area residents)
Producing a report summarizing existing programs aimed at raising consumers’ awareness of sustainable forest management and illegal logging in North America
Consultant Opportunities
Deadline: October 4, 2024
Salary/Budget: The budget will not exceed C$75,000.00 (Canadian dollars)
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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.