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