Webinar: Mexico’s Failure to Protect the Vaquita Porpoise: The USMCA’s First Environmental Test

The vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise is on the verge of extinction. Scientists estimate that there are fewer than 10 left in the world. Hear from experts about the critically endangered vaguita, the threats to its survival and habitat, including from illegal activity, and the USCMA trade agreement process to save the vaquita and hold Mexico accountable for its environmental commitments.

Media Release: Environmental and Labour organizations petition Canadian Ministers to ensure Canada’s trade deal with Brazil and Mercosur countries enforces the protection of the Amazon

Media Release Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA] (September 6 2019): Canadian environmental and labour organizations join forces today to petition the Canadian government to ensure the Mercosur trade agreement being negotiated with Brazil and the other Mercosur countries protects the Amazon…

Initial Environmental Assessment of Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement

Title: Submission to Global Affairs Canada: Initial Environmental Assessment of Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement Resource Type: Response to Consultation Content: 1239-CELA Submission on Initial Environmental Assessment of CUSMA, Jan 30, 2019 # of Pages: 8 Date…

Poverty & the Law Guest Lecture

Title: Poverty & the Law Guest Lecture: A Public Interest Environmental Law Perspective Resource Type: Presentation Content: 1228-Poverty-and-the-Law # of Pages: 40 Date authored: November 29, 2018 Publication number: 1228 Author/s: Kerrie Blaise Author Organization: CELA

Guest Blog: Does the USMCA offer hope for a revitalized Commission for Environmental Cooperation?

Blog post by Hugh Benevides, Former CELA Counsel on October 19, 2018 In an earlier blog post, CELA expressed its happiness that the re-negotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), known as the United States-Mexico-Canada-[Trade] Agreement (USMCA), does not include the controversial…