12 Nov Conservation directives: an unknown and untested tool
Conservation directives: an unknown and untested tool When we think of protecting Alberta’s landscapes there are a variety of tools that are quite well understood and...
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13 May Our North Saskatchewan Region: ELC launches regional plan information website (but will there be a plan?)
Our North Saskatchewan Region: ELC launches regional plan information website (but will there be a plan?) Where will the province's regional plans be going with the new...
26 Jan The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’: South Saskatchewan Regional Plan
The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’: South Saskatchewan Regional Plan South Saskatchewan Regional Plan Avoids the Hard Choices In September 2014 the Government of Alberta released the first...
06 Nov South Saskatchewan Regional Plan tests the Land Use Framework
South Saskatchewan Regional Plan tests the Land Use Framework The Draft South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (Draft SSRP) is a work in progress that must do more...
10 Oct Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need
Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need The federal Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population, in Canada was posted recently...
03 Oct An approval too far: Cumulative effects must be considered prior to approving activities
An approval too far: Cumulative effects must be considered prior to approving activities The Government of Alberta (GOA) has started down the road of managing cumulative...
09 May The land gives us more than food, but can the law give back?
The land gives us more than food, but can the law give back? Published in LawNow, May/June 2012 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre Set foot...
08 Nov ALSA: Digging Deeper (Webinar)
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA): Digging Deeper (Webinar) The Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA), which provides the legal framework for the province’s new land use planning...
02 Sep Lower Athabasca Regional Plan: Conservation areas mean something
Lower Athabasca Regional Plan: Conservation areas mean something A Draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan has barely been public for a week and already the criticisms sound familiar:...
10 Aug Alberta Government puts $5m toward conservation easements
Alberta Government puts $5m toward conservation easements A recent media release indicates that the Government of Alberta has created a Land Trust Grant program for the...
04 Apr Grass, sky, gone.
Grass, sky, gone. The latest ecosystem status and trends report for Canada, released last fall, indicates rapid decline of native grasslands. Grasslands are among the most...
28 Feb Property rights vs. planning shouldn’t be a battle to the death
Property rights vs. planning shouldn’t be a battle to the death What we do with our land is constrained in many ways, whether on our own...
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