Putting Ecosystem Health on the Front Burner

Tens of thousands of dead wild salmon, drought conditions in fall, heat domes in summer, close to 2,000 species and ecosystems at risk or of special concern—there is little doubt that British Columbia is facing both a biodiversity and climate crisis. Unfortunately, these are crises our current laws are not well equipped to handle. In fact, according to environmental lawyers at West Coast Environmental Law, outdated provincial laws centred on resource extraction are a root cause of the problem...

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