Background Papers

Background papers are  prepared by CEC staff, consultants or collaborating centers as inputs to specific projects under the Council-approved annual Operational Plan.

Documentaion on the CEC's projects to enhance the efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats.
Documents on DDT in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Papers developed for the Secretariat Report.
Documents on the laws that protect air, water, natural resources, wildlife and public health.
Papers on issues such as groundwater, electricity, agriculture, green purchasing, and climate change.
Papers developed for the symposia held in 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2008.
Several activities have been carried out to build a strategy to inform and guide cooperation efforts related to grasslands conservation throughout the three North American countries.
Drafts, reports, and papers on Green Building in North America.
Papers on Air quality, Sound Management of Chemicals, and registers of pollutant releases and transfers.
CEC work to encourage deployment of renewable energy in North America.
Papers, drafts, and summaries on organic, Shade Grown and Fair Trade coffee.
The CEC’s 2010–2015 Strategic Plan sets out a number of five-year strategic objectives in support of each of the CEC Council’s priorities. Read more