The North American Regional Action Plan (NARAP) on environmental monitoring and assessment is a unique regional undertaking stemming from the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) between the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States of America. As a parallel side agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the NAAEC came into force on 1 January 1994, as an overarching framework for environmental cooperation. The NAAEC established the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to "facilitate cooperation on the conservation, protection and enhancement of the environment in their territories." (...) |
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