The North American Monarch Conservation Plan identifies deforestation of winter habitats in the south among main risk factors to Monarch flyways and breeding habitats. Current conservation actions in each country are also summarized.

The plan provides a detailed overview of the monarch's lifecycle and unique multigenerational migratory pattern - considered an endangered biological phenomenon. The CEC website offers an interactive Google Earth map of the Monarch's range.

In other initiatives the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico was listed a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO). The reserve protects over wintering colonies of Monarch butterflies that travel thousands of kilometers from breeding locations in the US & Canada each year.