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Save the Date for CEC’s Council Session and JPAC Public Forum (#CEC32) To Be Held On 24–25 July 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico
Mark your calendars! The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) invites you to its 32nd annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum, taking place on 24-25 July in Mexico City.
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
Resilience of Indigenous Peoples Traditional Food Systems
2024 Active Ecosystems
Featured Publication
Recycle Leaders, Loop Closing, and Soilful
Food First: A Replicable Model in Washington, DC for Engaging Ward 7 and 8 Residents in Taking Action on Sustainability
August 2, 2024 4 pages Green Growth
Recycle Leaders, Loop Closing and Soilful are three small businesses in Washington, DC1 that teamed up to implement a Community Action Grant funded by Sustainability DC 2.0, a city-funded initiative. The grant supported piloting the “Team Up on Food Waste @ DC Wards 7 and 8” action research project with residents living in a food desert. Recycle Leaders is a social enterprise that helps schools and students learn to lead lasting change by implementing impactful waste action projects. Loop Closing is a social enterprise that enables organizations to compost their food scraps on-site to meet their zero-waste goals and live their values while dismantling structural inequities. Soilful provides expertise in urban agriculture and food access in wards 7 and 8, which are the areas of the District of Columbia in which families face the greatest challenges to food access and food security.
Work With Us
Support the Development of a Business Continuity Plan for the CEC
Consultant Opportunities
Deadline: May 13, 2025 11:59pm
Salary/Budget: C$30,000.00 (Canadian dollars)
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.