The trilateral environmental body created in conjunction with the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) has turned 20 years old, an occasion its governing council marked this month by setting new priorities. At a July meeting in Yellowknife, Canada, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council, comprising the top environmental officials of Nafta signatories Canada, Mexico and the United States, spotlighted three challenges above all: climate change mitigation and adaptation; a green economy; and sustainable communities and ecosystems. These priorities are to be cornerstones of the CEC’s strategic plan for 2015-2020, which is on the agenda for next year’s governing council meeting, slated to be held in the United States. The Yellowknife session capped a one-year public review of the CEC’s work since the... [Log in to read more]
