North American Agreement On Environmental Cooperation

The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) is an environmental agreement between the United States of America, Canada and Mexico as a side-treaty of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The agreement came into effect January 1, 1994.

The agreement consists of a declaration of principles and objectives concerning conservation and the protection of the environment as well as concrete measures to further cooperation on these matters between the three countries. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) was set up as part of the agreement.

Trilateral relations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States
North American integration
Enacted Treaties
  • North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
  • North American Free Trade Agreement
Official bodies
  • Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (defunct)
  • North American Leaders' Summit
  • Commission for Environmental Cooperation
  • North American Competitiveness Council
Lobby groups
  • Pro-integration: Independent Task Force on North America
  • North American Forum
  • Anti-integration: The Council of Canadians
Theorized projects
  • North American currency union
  • NAFTA superhighway
  • North American Union
  • North American energy independence
  • Canada–Mexico relations
  • Canada-United States relations
  • Mexico–United States relations

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