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.

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.

New Brunswick has an important opportunity to modernize its mineral resource legislation in a manner that supports responsible resource development while strengthening environmental protection, transparency, accountability, and public confidence.

The recommendations outlined in this letter would provide the Province with stronger tools to prevent environmental harm, improve compliance and enforcement, support meaningful public participation, and reduce the long-term risks and liabilities associated with mining activities.

Recommendations to the NB Department of Environment and Local Government on Modernizing the Clean Water Act

Brief to the NB Department of Environment and Local Government on Modernizing the Clean Air Act: Protecting the Right to Clean Air.

Brief to the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship in New Brunswick re: Modernizing the Clean Air Act: Protecting the Right to Clean Air.

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.

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.

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.

Joint Federal-Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in Offshore Nova Scotia: Understanding Anticipated Amendments to the Accord Acts Regime

Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in “Nova Scotia Waters”: Understanding the “Regulatory Path” that the Government of Nova Scotia Might Establish under the Marine Renewable Energy Act and Other Provincial Statutes and Regulations

Moving Towards Next-generation Environmental Assessment in Nova Scotia: A Report Supporting Engagement in the “Modernization” of Nova Scotia’s Environmental Assessment Process

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.

Comparative Jurisdictional Research Report on the Assessment and Regulation of Offshore Wind Development