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CEC Publishes Factual Record on the Effective Enforcement of Environmental Law Related to Submission SEM-20-001 (Loggerhead Turtle)
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 22 April 2024 — Today the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) published the factual record regarding submission SEM-20-001 (Loggerhead Turtle), filed on 17 December 2020 by the Mexican Center for Environmental Law A.C. (Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, Cemda) and the U.S.-based Center for Biological Diversity (“the Submitters”), in which it is asserted that Mexico was failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to conservation of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Tracking Pollutant Releases and Transfers in North America
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The CEC's North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (NAPRTR) Initiative promotes public access to data and information reported by industrial facilities in North America, in order to improve understanding of the sources and management of pollutants of common concern across the region and support decision-making...
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Long-term Impact Assessment of the Sound Management of Hazardous Waste Work (1996–2014)
October 18, 2019 2 pages Pollutants
CEC’s work on hazardous waste management spanned 18 years and included the following initiatives:
- Training and consolidating information-sharing among customs agencies regarding the illegal trade in environmentally regulated hazardous waste materials;
- Creating a series of comprehensive documents detailing the laws, regulations, trade patterns and enforcement experiences applicable to particular sectors;
- Developing technical guidelines and compiling best practices for the environmentally sound management of selected end-of-life vehicle batteries, including spent lead-acid batteries (SLABs).
In 2018, the CEC commissioned a report to assess the long-term impact of the CEC’s hazardous waste management projects implemented between 1996 and 2014. The assessment concluded
that these projects yielded several outcomes
The first series of projects on hazardous waste management were carried out as part of the environmental law enforcement work of the CEC between 1996 and 2009, and were designed to expedite the movement of legal materials across borders. They also included efforts to improve enforcement capacity to counter the illegal shipment of hazardous waste and materials, ozone-depleting substances, protected species and wildlife, or other illegal materials that could threaten human health or the environment in the territories of the NAFTA Parties.
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Marine Science Advisor for the Submissions on Enforcement Matters Process
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Deadline: May 3, 2024 11:59pm
Salary/Budget: The maximum budget for this contract will be US$50,000
Location: The consultant will telework from their own office.
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