Collaborative environmental work connecting science, justice, and sustainability

COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION

Three countries working together to protect our shared environment in support of sustainable development for the benefit of present and future generations.

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International Monarch Monitoring Blitz

Every Observation Matters!

The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is a community science initiative open to anyone in North America. Each year, the Monarch Blitz takes place over a 10-day period, starting on the last Friday of July and ending on the Sunday of the following week.

International Monarch Monitoring Blitz

Who we are

A unique trinational organization advancing a regional approach to environmental cooperation and creating linkages across Canada, Mexico and the United States to address emerging and complex environmental challenges.

Strengthen the protection of the environment

Foster sustainable development

Facilitate knowledge exchange

Develop tools and resources

Promote inclusive and diverse public engagement

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What we do

CEC projects bring together experts, governments and communities to share knowledge, build capacity, pilot scalable solutions and strengthen cooperation, turning shared goals into action for North America’s environment.

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Featured Project

Stimulating Behavioral Changes to Reduce Food Loss and Waste (FLW) in North America and Expanded Promotion and Uptake of Related CEC FLW Resources

2024 Active Sustainable Living and Economies

The CEC Council has acknowledged the importance to further build upon the success of past CEC FLW projects, and continue to demonstrate CEC leadership and visibility to support FLW reduction in North America. Given this, the CEC continues its work on a new project with a focus on developing new...

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Featured Publication

Long-term Impact Assessment of the North American Environmental Atlas and the North American Land Change Monitoring System (1996–2016)

July 16, 2019 4 pages Climate Change Ecosystems

Because our environment does not end at the border, the CEC has developed over the last 22 years a unique framework that harmonizes geographic information in a seamless manner across North America’s political boundaries. Its North American Environmental Atlas aims at better monitoring environmental trends and land-cover changes in the region.

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