| Montreal, 15/09/1997 – The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), in collaboration with 12 other environmental agencies and environmental organizations, extend an invitation to all interested in the conservation of the Monarch Butterfly (academic institutions; federal, state, and local government agencies; non-governmental organizations, social organizations; small scale farmers and indigenous groups) to participate in a North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly:
November 10 to 14, 1997
Morelia Convention Center
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
The main objectives of this meeting are to contribute to the understanding of the migratory phenomenon of the Monarch Butterfly and of the requirements for its conservation along its entire migratory route from tri-national and multidisciplinary perspectives; to provide a forum for dialogue among individuals, institutions and groups from the NAFTA countries and to identify and propose actions which permit the conservation of the Monarch Butterfly in a sustainable development framework.
The Conference will include paper presentations, roundtables and decision-making and implementation planning.
The complete list of sponsors is as follows:
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca
US Department of the Interior
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Canadian Wildlife Service
Alianza de Ejidos y Comunidades de la Reserva Mariposa Monarca A.C.
Consejo Civil Mexicano para la Silvicultura Sostenible A.C.
Monarchs in the Classrooms - University of Minnesota
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Canada/Mexico/United States Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management
National Autonomous University of Mexico
World Wildlife Fund (Canada)
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