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Indigenous Laws in the Context of Conservation
Author: Georgia Lloyd-Smith, WCEL, Larry Innes, Olthuis Kleer Townshend, Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership - University of Guelph
Publication Date: March 2021
Pages: 36
Topics: Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs
Policy and Planning for Coastal Ecosystems in British Columbia through a Blue Carbon Lens
Author: Deborah Carlson - Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: November 2020
Pages: 44
Topics: Climate Adaptation, Blue Carbon, Nature-Based Climate Solutions, Coastal Ecosystems
Blueprint for Restoring Ecological Governance to the Lower Fraser River
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: October 2020
Pages: 10
Topics: Wild Salmon, Lower Fraser River, Indigenous Law, Ecosystem-Based Management
Caring for our Coast: Lessons for BC from Coastal Management Laws around the World
Author: Georgia Lloyd-Smith, Deborah Carlson, Michael Bissonnette
Publication Date: January 2020
Pages: 8
Topics: Coastal strategy, coastal protection, BC coast
WCEL Submission on Climate Adaptation Strategy for BC
Author: Andrew Gage, Deborah Carlson
Publication Date: January 2020
Pages: 6
Topics: Climate Adaptation
FAQ: Provincial Jurisdiction of BC over Coastal and Ocean Matters
Author: Linda Nowlan, Stephanie Hewson
Publication Date: November 2019
Pages: 4
Topics: Coastal and marine jurisdiction in BC
Ocean Law Developments in Canada 2015-2019
Author: Stephanie Hewson, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: August 2019
Pages: 16
Topics: Marine Law
Revitalizing Haíɫzaqv Law for Land, Air and Water: Telling the RELAW Story
Author: Heiltsuk Tribal Council, Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department, West Coast Environmental Law,
Publication Date: October 2018
Pages: 10
Topics:
Caretakers of the Land and its People: Why Indigenous Trapline Holders’ Legal Rights and Responsibilities Matter for Everyone
Author: Bud Napoleon and Hannah Askew, With contributions from Siumshun (Richard Billy), Erica Stahl, Nico McKay, Yasmeen Peer, and Christina Clemente
Publication Date: August 2018
Pages: 92
Topics: Trappers' rights, trapline governance, Indigenous law, cumulative effects
Design Basis for a Living Dike Concept
Author: John Readshaw
Publication Date: July 2018
Pages: 42
Topics: coastal flood protection, climate adaptation, living dike, green infrastructure