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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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Comprendre ton droit à un environnement sain: guide à l’intention des jeunes du Nouveau-Brunswick
Le droit de la personne à un environnement sain est aussi parfois appelé « droit environnemental ». Les droits environnementaux protègent le droit d’une personne de vivre dans un environnement sain. Cela peut comprendre le droit de boire de l’eau potable, de respirer un air pur et de vivre dans un milieu où la biodiversité est en santé
Les droits environnementaux peuvent contribuer à faire évoluer la prise de décisions, en passant de la gestion de la pollution à la protection de la santé humaine et de celle des écosystèmes. Le Nouveau-Brunswick ne protège pas encore, dans ses lois provinciales, le droit des Néo-Brunswickois à un environnement sain, mais de nombreuses personnes militent pour que notre gouvernement franchisse cette étape.
Understanding Your Right to a Healthy Environment: A Guide for New Brunswick Youth
The human right to a healthy environment is also sometimes called an “environmental right”. Environmental rights protect a person’s right to live within a healthy environment. This can include the right to drink clean water, breathe clean air, and live among healthy biodiversity.
Environmental rights can help shift the focus of decision-making from managing pollution to protecting human and ecosystem health. New Brunswick does not yet protect New Brunswickers’ rights to a healthy environment in provincial law, but many people have been advocating for our government to take this step.
Letter re: Youth Perspectives on Environmental Rights in New Brunswick
The perspectives shared through these workshops demonstrate that youth in New Brunswick are eager to contribute to environmental decision-making. They view environmental rights not only as legal protections, but as essential to their health, well-being, and future.
Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Proposed Plan of Priorities and Proposed Watch List Approach
Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Proposed Plan of Priorities and Proposed Watch List Approach
Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Right to a Healthy Environment Draft Implementation Framework
Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Right to a Healthy Environment Draft Implementation Framework.
Environmental Rights Advocacy Toolkit for Nova Scotia
An environmental rights advocacy toolkit prepared by East Coast Environmental Law to support public engagement in a campaign to win a right to a healthy environment in Nova Scotia.
Model Bill of Environmental Rights and Responsibilities for Nova Scotia
A model bill of Environmental Rights and Responsibilities for Nova Scotia, drafted by East Coast Environmental Law to support a campaign to win a right to a healthy environment in Nova Scotia.
Moving Towards Next-generation Environmental Assessment in Nova Scotia
Moving Towards Next-generation Environmental Assessment in Nova Scotia: A Report Supporting Engagement in the “Modernization” of Nova Scotia’s Environmental Assessment Process
East Coast Environmental Law Association Report on Aquaculture Regulation in Nova Scotia: Focus on Transparency and Public Participation
In this Report, we consider the extent to which the Doelle-Lahey recommendations were implemented into the aquaculture regulatory framework in the areas of transparency and public participation. Our most insightful conclusions identify areas where the recommendations were partially implemented or misconstrued.
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