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WCELA Submission on Phase Two Enhancements to Spill Management in BC
Author: West Coast Environmental Law Association
Publication Date: April 2018
Pages:
Topics: Spill Response, Oil Spills
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council: Telling the RELAW Story
Author: Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages: 8
Topics: Indigenous law
Guardian Watchmen: Upholding Indigenous Laws to Protect Land and Sea
Author: Alex Kirby, Jana Kotaska, Coastal Stewardship Network
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages: 8
Topics: Guardian Watchmen, environmental enforcement, marine protection, Indigenous law
Why it's time to reform Environmental Assessment in British Columbia
Author: Gavin Smith, Anna Johnston, Hannah Askew
Publication Date: January 2018
Pages: 24
Topics: BC Environmental Assessment, Environmental Assessment, Cumulative Effects, Major Projects
Submission to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Regarding the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Author: Gavin Smith
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 11
Topics: Oil tankers, Bill C-48, Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Open Letter in Support of the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 2
Topics: North Pacific coast oil tanker ban
Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP and Free, Prior and Informed Consent with Reference to Fresh Water Resources
Author: Hannah Askew, Corey Snelgrove, Kelsey R Wrightson, Don Couturier, Alisa Koebel, Linda Nowlan, Karen Bakker
Publication Date: September 2017
Pages: 54
Topics: UNDRIP, FPIC, Indigenous Law
WCELA Submissions on Modernizing the National Energy Board
Author: Anna Johnston, Jessica Clogg
Publication Date: August 2017
Pages: 4
Topics: National Energy Board
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
Author: Jessica Clogg, Gavin Smith, Deborah Carlson, Hannah Askew
Publication Date: June 2017
Pages: 120
Topics: Lands and forests, environmental assessment, Indigenous law
An Ocean of Opportunity: Co-governance in Marine Protected Areas in Canada
Author: Georgia Lloyd-Smith
Publication Date: June 2017
Pages: 16
Topics: Marine Protected Areas, Co-governance