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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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.
Provincial Coastal Management in Nova Scotia: A Legislative Review
Provincial Coastal Management in Nova Scotia: A Legislative Review
Comparative Jurisdictional Research Report on the Assessment and Regulation of Offshore Wind Development
Comparative Jurisdictional Research Report on the Assessment and Regulation of Offshore Wind Development
Submission on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessments of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia
Submission on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessments of Offshore Wind in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia
Atlantic Canada Blue Carbon Legislative & Policy Review
A legal and policy review of blue carbon in the four Atlantic provinces as well as the federal government.
A Guide to the Law of Protests in Nova Scotia
Understanding Legal Limits on Constitutional Rights and Freedoms
Legislating a Sustainability Mandate for Nova Scotia’s Utility and Review Board
A Multi-Jurisdictional Comparative Analysis of Sustainability Mandates of ElectricityRegulators in Canada and New England
Impact Assessment Act Report
In this report, implementation of the IAA is compared to 12 “essential elements of next generation environmental assessment” established by leading Canadian experts and thought leaders.2
Findings are based on a detailed analysis that compares IAA implementation against key indicators under each of these 12 elements.
Reducing Impacts from Shipping in Marine Protected Areas: A Toolkit for Canada
Quick Reference Guide for Reducing Impacts from Shipping in Marine Protected Areas: A Toolkit for Canada.
Reducing Impacts from Shipping in Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area: Pacific Case Study
Reducing Impacts from Shipping in Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area: Pacific Case Study
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