The Case for Reform: British Columbia Must Regulate Single-Use Plastics
Report prepared for Kids for a Plastic Free Canada providing law reform recommendations to regulate single-use plastics in British Columbia
Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems
Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems
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Managing Human-Wildlife Conflict in BC
Report prepared for Raincoast Conservation providing law reform recommendations to manage human conflict with wildlife in British Columbia
The Need to Reform BC’s Private Managed Forest Land Act
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 suggestions for law reform.
Legal Basis for Enabling Watershed Authorities in BC
Report prepared for the Okanagan Basin Water Board examining how watershed management entities are enabled, the source of their powers and funding, and the legal mechanisms that actually make them happen.
Cleaning up CRD Waterways and Beaches
Follow-up report prepared for the Veins of Life Watershed Society
Applying Solutions from the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements to Vancouver Island, the South Coast, and Beyond
Prepared for Sierra Club BC, this report provides recommendations for implementing solutions from the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements in order to ensure British Columbians can continue to rely on their forests for future generations.
BRIEFING NOTE: Key Elements of a Participant Funding Program for BC’s Environmental Assessment Act
The provincial government enacted the new Environmental Assessment Act in November 2018, and it is currently developing regulations and policies before the bill comes into force. The ELC is collaborating with West Coast Environmental Law and other environmental groups to…
2018-19 Annual Report
ELC’s 2018-19 Annual Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Tools for Municipal Governments in BC to Implement a Target of 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
Prepared for British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association Executive Summary of the report that provides an overview of British Columbia’s municipal jurisdiction to achieve 100% renewable energy (“100% RE”) commitments. Link to full report
Tools for Municipal Governments in BC to Implement a Target of 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
Prepared for British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of British Columbia’s municipal jurisdiction to achieve 100% renewable energy (“100% RE”) commitments. In response to the threat posed by climate change and…
Federal Government Action and Climate Change
An ELC Clinic report documenting federal government actions that subsidize the fossil fuel industry and enable greenhouse gas emissions. Introduction: Part I of this report details the specific methods by which the federal government provides subsidies and financial support to…
Mining Law Timeline
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