CEC promotes North American environmental cooperation at 2009 Council and public advisory meeting
The CEC invites you to the Sixteenth Regular Session of its Council and related events, on 22–23 June 2009, in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Public events begin 22 June with a workshop on Climate Policy Coherence in North America, organized by the CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee.
The 2009 annual meeting of the CEC Council, comprising the cabinet-level environment ministers of the three NAFTA countries—Jim Prentice of Canada, Juan Elvira Quesada of Mexico, and Lisa P. Jackson of the United States—will examine environmental issues of common concern and set direction for the Commission’s work program.
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North America works to halt invasive species
A new set of trinational guidelines, announced on 23 April at the 16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species in Montreal, will help assess the risks from aquatic invasive species that, once established, could cause significant harm.
The guidelines include detailed risk assessment and social and economic studies of two fishes present in North American waters: the snakehead, and the armored catfish or plecostomus (pictured here).
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Trinational Risk Assessment Guidelines for Aquatic Alien Invasive Species
CEC at Americana 2009
With CEC Executive Director Adrián Vázquez acting as honorary president, Americana 2009 kicked off its conference in Montreal on 17 March looking to capitalize on opportunities to jumpstart the economy and business through environmental stewardship.
“This is the perfect springboard for more competitive and innovative proposals, where sustainability is the main tool for development,” Adrián Vázquez noted during the welcoming reception.
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Whale conservation
Two whale species inhabiting the oceans of North America are currently considered of highest concern for the region; they are emblematic of the importance of international cooperation in the effective conservation of species as well as the full extent of their habitats.
One of these, the humpback whale, is the subject of a North American Conservation Action Plan adopted in 2005. The other, the gray whale, was recently addressed by the government of Mexico when it announced its desire to explore mechanisms, in conjunction with the United States and Canada, for stewardship of this species on its migratory path across international borders.
The gray whale has the longest migratory path of any mammal and is listed by the CEC as one of 16 marine species of common conservation concern in North America. It is considered emblematic of the entire marine/coastal region from Baja California to the Bering Sea.
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