Nature and Biodiversity

24 Jan Water availability in Alberta: legal and practical challenges in finding water for people and the planet.

Posted at 15:04h in Conservation, Fisheries, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Water management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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The Alberta government is looking for water. The challenge is that there are limits to how much water can be made available under current supply, current law and current obligations...

09 Dec A Model Endangered Species Act for Alberta: An opportunity to move Alberta’s Nature Strategy to the next level

Posted at 10:11h in Climate and Energy, Conservation, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Join the Environmental Law Centre for a webinar on species at risk management as the Centre rolls out its Model Endangered Species Act (ESA) for Alberta. The Model ESA seeks...

Edmonton river valley, looking towards Saskatchewan Drive and the U of A.

20 Nov Enforceable By Law? Edmonton’s River Valley Area Redevelopment Plan and the Role of Discretion

Posted at 12:14h in Climate and Energy, Land Use, Municipal Government Act, Nature and Biodiversity, Parks & Recreation, Sustainable Communities by Kyra Leuschen 0 Comments

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Inside this blog A review of the existing Edmonton’s River Valley Area Redevelopment Plan with a look at challenges and legal gaps The improvements of the draft ARP and some...

20 Aug Another step in the long, slow road to protect Woodland Caribou in Alberta: Draft Regulatory Details Released

Posted at 12:26h in Climate and Energy, Conservation, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Woodland caribou – an iconic Canadian species - has been legally recognized as a threatened species under Alberta’s Wildlife Act since 1985. By June 2018, the federal government released a...

20 Jun Drought Watch 2024: Grasslands and Drought Management in Alberta

Posted at 19:36h in Climate Change, Conservation, Constitution, Nature and Biodiversity, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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It is essential to ensure the maintenance of Alberta’s grasslands – especially native grasslands – for their significant carbon storage and biodiversity services. Unfortunately, Alberta’s approach to the conservation and...

19 Apr Renewables Moratorium Shifted not Lifted: AUC’s Module A Renewables Inquiry Report Released to the Public

Posted at 08:38h in Climate and Energy, Conservation, Land Use, Renewable energy, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Following the release of the Alberta Utilities Commission’s (AUC) Module A report, the moratorium on renewable energy development has ended. However, in light of the Government of Alberta’s (GOA) response...

21 Mar Drought Watch 2024: Forests and Drought Management in Alberta

Posted at 08:46h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Conservation, Water, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Drought Watch 2024: Forests and Drought Management in Alberta Alberta is currently experiencing severe drought conditions. Drought can have a negative impact on forest health, dynamics, abundance and distribution of tree...

18 Oct Federal role in assessing project impacts is reset, not rejected, by Supreme Court of Canada

Posted at 22:09h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Authors: Brenda Heelan Powell & Jason Unger Has the Supreme Court of Canada dismantled the foundation of federal project assessments or have we simply reset the foundation of the past? Alberta...

23 Feb Species at Risk and Water & Fisheries Management

Posted at 21:35h in Conservation, Constitution, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Water management by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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The Environment & The Constitution Series: Species at Risk and Water & Fisheries Management AN ELC REPORT SERIES The ELC is pleased to present a series of reports and webinars in relation...

16 Feb Battleground Environment

Posted at 19:40h in Conservation, Constitution, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Water management by Rebecca Kauffman 2 Comments

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Battleground Environment Deconstructing Environmental Jurisdiction under the Canadian Constitution BACKGROUNDER TO AN ELC REPORT SERIES The environment and all that it entails does not specifically appear in the Canadian Constitution. Rather, the environment...

17 Nov Engaging new regulatory approaches to generate revenue for environmental management: ELC report

Posted at 21:13h in Accounting for nature, Nature and Biodiversity, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Engaging new regulatory approaches to generate revenue for environmental management: ELC report Resources are needed to address a broad suite of environmental challenges in Alberta: point source pollution, non-point source pollution and...

19 Oct CESD finds insufficient Monitoring, Listing and Enforcement is undermining protection of Species at Risk and Biodiversity in Canada

Posted at 18:58h in Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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CESD finds insufficient Monitoring, Listing and Enforcement is undermining protection of Species at Risk and Biodiversity in Canada Since 1995, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada has had a mandate...