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STATE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT

The Council presents 14 key environmental issues in North America and discusses challenges and opportunities for addressing them. Includes pollutants, air quality, biodiversity, ecosystems, water resources, and more. Council aims to guide the 2010–2015 CEC Strategic Plan and 2009 Operational Plan.

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STATE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT

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  1. STATE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT CEC Council Session 26 June 2008

  2. PURPOSE: • Provide Council with a North American view of 14 key environmental issues GOALS: • Identify opportunities and challenges for the CEC to address these issues • Stimulate Council’s deliberations on cooperative activities for the 2010–2015 CEC Strategic Plan, and 2009 Operational plan

  3. Pollutants: Acid Deposition Industrial Pollution and Waste Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxics Air and Atmosphere: Climate Change Particulate Matter Ground-level Ozone Stratospheric Ozone Biodiversity and Ecosystems: Invasive Species Oceans and Coasts Land Use Species of Common Conservation Concern Water: Water Quality Water Use and Quantity Shared Water Resources The North American Mosaic:An Overview of Key Environmental Issues

  4. An Overview of Key Environmental Issues Air and atmosphere: Climate change Particulate matter Ground-level ozone Stratospheric ozone Pollutants: Acid deposition Industrial pollution and waste Persistent bioaccumulative toxics

  5. An Overview of Key Environmental Issues Biodiversity and ecosystems: Invasive species Oceans and coasts Land use Species of common conservation concern Water: Water quality Water use and quantity Shared water resources

  6. Going forward, Council can focus on the key challenges to the state of our environment… • Informed by the State of the Environment reports, Council can provide direction to guide the development of the 2010–2015 Strategic Plan and 2009 Operational Plan • Options for Council consideration include: • Focus on areas where significant environmental challenges remain • Climate change • Continue work in key areas where the task is not finished • Biodiversity and Ecosystems • Pollutants • Air and Atmosphere • End projects that have achieved their objectives • Enhance information to citizens • North American environmental indicators • Seek public input

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