An increase in mine staking in the province needs to be met with a rigorous environmental assessment process — not the tight timelines, loopholes and lax consultation requirements of the past. Read the full article by Alana Westwood on The Narwhal. Nova Scotia has had three gold rushes since colonization: one in the 1800s, one atContinue reading “Get with the times: old laws can’t keep up with Nova Scotia’s new gold rush”
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WESTWOOD LAB AND PARTNERS WIN SSHRC PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT AGENCY OF CANADA (IAAC) RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANT
Dr. Alana Westwood will be principal investigator on two innovative projects that will generate new, collaborative, and evidence-based knowledge in the sectors of forestry and impact assessment. The first, the SSHRC-funded three-year project What constitutes effective knowledge exchange at the environmental science-policy interface? will continue previous research done by the lab and partners on knowledgeContinue reading “WESTWOOD LAB AND PARTNERS WIN SSHRC PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT AGENCY OF CANADA (IAAC) RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANT”
PUSHING POLICY AT IAIA 22 TO REDUCE FRESHWATER IMPACTS FROM BC’S MINES
Recent Master of Resource and Environmental Management graduate and future member of the Westwood Lab, Ben Collison, joined Dr. Alana Westwood in Vancouver, British Columbia from May 4 – 7 to attend the International Association of Impact Assessment Conference (IAIA 22) alongside hundreds of impact assessment specialists from around the world. The conference was hostedContinue reading “PUSHING POLICY AT IAIA 22 TO REDUCE FRESHWATER IMPACTS FROM BC’S MINES”
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