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WCEL Submission on the Policy Intentions Paper for a Coastal Marine Strategy for British Columbia
Author: Michael Bissonnette, Staff Lawyer, Erin Gray, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: April 2023
Pages: 10
Topics:
WCEL Submission to DFO's Ecologically Significant Areas Draft National Framework
Author: Stephanie Hewson – Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: January 2023
Pages: 4
Topics: fish, fish habitat, ecologically sensitive areas
WCEL Submission Regarding Cumulative Effects on Fish and Fish Habitat
Author: Deborah Carlson, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: December 2022
Pages: 8
Topics: Fisheries Act, Fish Habitat, Cumulative Effects
How Crown laws and policy normalize cumulative harm to salmon watersheds in BC: A case study
Author: Deborah Carlson – Staff Lawyer, Victoria Baylis – Law Student
Publication Date: December 2022
Pages: 54
Topics: Watersheds, salmon, fish passage, salmon infrastructure
Flood Recovery, Resilience and Reconciliation in the Lower Fraser: Build Back Better, Together Forum - July 14 2022 Forum
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: September 2022
Pages: 30
Topics: Flood recovery, climate adaptation, reconciliation
Pollution in Paradise: Dumping by Ships in Canada's Marine Protected Areas
Author: Stephanie Hewson, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: August 2022
Pages: 16
Topics: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), ocean dumping, vessel pollution
WCEL Joint Submission to the Watershed Security Strategy and Fund Consultation
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: March 2022
Pages: 4
Topics: Watersheds, watershed protection, green communities
Call for action to deliver on election promises to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: November 2021
Pages: 15
Topics: Biodiversity, Indigenous-led conservation, environmental justice
Indigenous Laws in the Context of Conservation
Author: Georgia Lloyd-Smith, WCEL, Larry Innes, Olthuis Kleer Townshend, Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership - University of Guelph
Publication Date: March 2021
Pages: 36
Topics: Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs
Reducing Impacts from Shipping in Marine Protected Areas: A Toolkit for Canada
Author: West Coast Environmental Law, WWF Canada, East Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: February 2021
Pages:
Topics: Marine Protected Areas, Shipping