Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities
Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities: What has Changed? What Changes are on their Way? Municipal powers for environmental protection and stewardship Municipalities play a key...
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Going, Going… Gone Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Stopping the Loss of Agricultural Lands in Alberta Loss of Agricultural Lands In late 2017, the Alberta Land Institute issued... The post...
View ArticleWEBINAR June 21: ELC presents the Interaction of Environmental Rights and...
WEBINAR June 21: ELC presents the Interaction of Environmental Rights and Property Rights You are invited to an online Zoom webinar hosted by the Environmental Law Centre. When: Jun 21,... The post...
View ArticleMoving from Conversion to Conservation: Intermunicipal Planning and...
Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Intermunicipal Planning and Agricultural Lands Alberta has lost and continues to lose valuable agricultural lands. As found in the Alberta Land Institute’s...
View ArticleLoss Prevention vs. Replacement: Alberta Needs a Policy Framework for...
Loss Prevention vs. Replacement: Alberta Needs a Policy Framework for Sustainable Agriculture The ELC’s Role in Moving from Conversion to Conservation With the support of our donors and noted...
View ArticleMoving from Conversion to Conservation: ELC publishes Agricultural Lands Law...
Moving from Conversion to Conservation: ELC publishes Agricultural Lands Law and Policy in Alberta Alberta’s agricultural lands support numerous social, economic and environmental benefits. Despite...
View ArticleGarbage Thoughts
Garbage. Waste. Garbage. It’s nothing new. In fact, typically, it’s something old, especially if you’re wanting to get rid of it! And if it’s smelly, make that as soon... The post Garbage Thoughts...
View ArticleAlberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to...
Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation Now Available:Alberta’s Agricultural Lands A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation by...
View ArticleELC Submission on the Coal Policy
ELC’s Written Submission on the Coal Policy The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta’s oldest public interest environmental law organization and believes that law is a powerful tool to... The...
View ArticleAccounting for Nature: The Kananaskis Conservation Pass
Accounting for Nature: The Kananaskis Conservation Pass In 2022, the Environmental Law Centre (“ELC”) will be releasing a report about the funding of conservation. For our purposes, conservation...
View ArticleChanges made to Alberta’s forest laws in May 2021 but has anything really...
Changes made to Alberta’s forest laws in May 2021 but has anything really changed? The need to shift to managing forests not forestry Earlier this year, changes were made... The post Changes made to...
View ArticleRenewables Moratorium Shifted not Lifted: AUC’s Module A Renewables Inquiry...
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)...
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