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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.
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.
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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Methane is a short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) and a potent greenhouse gas. At the 2023 North American Leaders Submit (NALS), Canada, Mexico and the United States recognized “the urgency for rapid, coordinated and ambitious measures to build clean energy economies and respond to the climate crisis” and committed to “reduce...
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A Synthesis of Grassland Inventories from Canada, Mexico and the United States
Grassland loss is one of the most pressing conservation challenges in North America, yet the ability to track this change is complicated by the diversity of existing monitoring systems. This report reviews 33 grassland inventories across Canada, Mexico and the United States, drawing on a literature review and expert workshops held in 2023 and 2024. It highlights differences in definitions, methodologies and accuracy assessments, as well as opportunities to advance consistency through data sharing, collaborative networks and the integration of new technologies and Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
This report is intended for policymakers, researchers, land managers and conservation practitioners. It provides a trinational overview of current monitoring efforts, identifies challenges and best practices and offers recommendations for building a community of practice to improve standardization and deliver a clear, science-based message on grassland loss and conservation needs across North America.
