Inventory by organization: U.S.-Mexico Binational or Other International

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Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) / Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza (COCEF)

  • The Governments of Mexico and the United States created the COCEF/BECC in November 1993 to assist communities on both sides of the border in coordinating and carrying out environmental infrastructure projects
  • Nontechnical
  • BECC News
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 27, 2000

    • Border XXI Program / Frontera XXI

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca (SEMARNAP)
  • Nontechnical
  • U.S.-Mexico Environmental Indicators Report
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on February 25, 2000

    • Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) / Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental (CCA)

  • An international organization created by the North American Agreement for Environmental Cooperation, whose members include the United States, Canada, and Mexico
  • Nontechnical
  • About the CEC
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 20, 2000

    • U.S.-Mexico Information Center on Air Pollution (CICA)/Centro de Información sobre Contaminación del Aire para la Frontera entre EE.UU. y México (CICA)

  • Sponsored by US EPA's clean air technology center
  • CICA provides technical support and assistance at no cost to federal, state and local agencies, and universities in Mexico
  • Technical data
  • Most comprehensive source for border-specific air quality information
  • Information on atmospheric dispersion (air quality) with computerized and mathematical modeling for the dispersion of air pollutants.
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on December 8, 2000

    • HAZTRAKS: U.S.-Mexico Hazardous Waste Tracking System

  • Created by the EPA and SEMARNAP
  • Semitechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on August 24, 1998

    • International Boundary & Water Commission (IBWC)/ Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA)

  • Created by the governments of the United States and Mexico to apply the provisions of various boundary and water treaties, and settle differences through a joint international commission located at the border
  • Semitechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on August 24, 1998

    • International Institute for Sustainable Development

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Green standards: ISO 14000 and SD
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on February 4, 2002

    • North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC)

  • Technical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on July 14, 1999

    • North American Development Bank (NADBANK) / Banco para el Desarrollo de América del Norte (BANDAN)

  • Semitechnical
  • Border Environment Infrastructure Fund
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on February 5, 2001.

    • Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS)

  • Part of the World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Nontechnical
  • El Paso Field Office
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on May 15, 2000
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    the United Nations

  • The United Nations is central to global efforts to solve problems which challenge humanity.
  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Peace and Security
  • Economic and Social Development
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association

  • Formed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the U.S. Public Health Service
  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on August 24, 1998
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