Resource Library

Welcome to the East Coast Environmental Law Resource Library. Here, you can find a wide range of resources on environmental law issues throughout Atlantic Canada.

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Mike Kofahl 2025-09-17 Mike Kofahl 2025-09-17

Protecting the Coast: A Multi-Jurisdictional Legislative Review (Second Edition)

This report updates East Coast Environmental Law’s Protecting the Coast: A Multi-Jurisdictional Legislative Review, which was created in 2018 to inform the development of Nova Scotia’s Coastal Protection Act – the first dedicated coastal protection and management law in Canada. The purpose of the original report was to learn what a coastal law could look like and how it could work by understanding how other jurisdictions protect and manage the coast.

Mike Kofahl 2024-02-26 Mike Kofahl 2024-02-26

Nova Scotia’s Coastal Protection Act: The Journey to Develop Canada’s First Dedicated Coastal Protection Law

East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.