Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria
The Environmental Law Centre Society provides research and advocacy on public interest environmental issues. Operating under the supervision of a senior environmental lawyer, our students provide pro bono legal representation and legal assistance to community/conservation groups and First Nations; produce citizen handbooks and other public legal education materials; and advocate on a wide range of environmental law reform issues.
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Prepared for Paths on Pender, this guide focuses on legal and administrative issues involved in establishing a car stop system, investigates carpooling systems in other communities, and offers recommendations.
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Gas wells and pipelines, many containing harmful pollutants, already surround a number of schools in northeastern British Columbia. This report prepared for the Peace Environment and Safety Trustees Society asks the ...
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This report documents how British Columbia's provincial environmental assessment law is weak and discretionary when compared to other jurisdictions and makes 27 recommendations for reform.
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This report presents a strategy for protecting natural and conservation values in the international Skagit River Valley.
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Of the 26 administrative tribunals in British Columbia, about one third have mandates that touch on environmental protection issues in one way or another. While most tribunals are mindful of the public interest in ...
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This report prepared for DeSmog Canada calls for sweeping modernization of Canadian charitable law. Current rules in Canada around “political activities” are ambiguous and confusing, and the penalties for breaking the ...
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Prepared for the Land Trust Alliance of BC, this report gives an overview of how water is managed in British Columbia and the immediate conservation opportunities to protect water for ecosystem uses such as fish and ...
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This report compares how laws in British Columbia and the United States of America protect grizzly bears for road development and makes recommendations for reform in British Columbia.
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Water quality in Elk and Beaver Lakes on Vancouver Island has been seriously declining since at least the early 1980s. This report prepared for the Victoria Golden Rods and Reels looks at restoration, management and ...
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