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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This paper provides an assessment of Government’s ability to protect the Comox Valley should the proposed Raven Coal mine be approved.
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This report promotes the creation of a holistic water management system structured to inherently promote water sustainability, advancing both demand management and water conservation.
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This book is a series of 35 short articles that describe key environmental law reforms the provincial government should consider. This book is put forward as an educational service to inform the public, government and ...
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This report prepared for Wildsight outlines BC's Private Managed Forest Land Act, offers examples of how current practices on private managed forest land is causing harm to communities across BC, and proposes eight ...
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This law reform proposal seeks to ensure proactive disclosure of “public interest” records. This proposal was submitted to the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act on ...
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This report prepared for the Veins of Life Watershed Society documents the vast damage stormwater causes and then lays out a strategy for solving the problem.
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This report prepared for Coalwatch Comox Valley analyzes the jurisdiction of local governments, and sets out a menu of options for communities to consider in deciding how best to protect themselves from mining impacts.
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This timeline was developed to show how colonial laws related to mining in BC have evolved –or stayed the same– across 160 years of history.
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This report prepared for the Fort Nelson First Nation highlights the risks raised by current fracking wastewater disposal practices in British Columbia. Reviewing “best practice” standards from other countries and ...
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