Risks of mining to salmonid-bearing watersheds

CJ Sergeant, EK Sexton, JW Moore, AR Westwood… - Science …, 2022‏ - science.org
Mining provides resources for people but can pose risks to ecosystems that support cultural
keystone species. Our synthesis reviews relevant aspects of mining operations, describes …

Indigenous knowledge and federal environmental assessments in Canada: applying past lessons to the 2019 impact assessment act

LE Eckert, NX Claxton, C Owens, A Johnston, NC Ban… - Facets, 2020‏ - facetsjournal.com
Policy-makers ideally pursue well-informed, socially just means to make environmental
decisions. Indigenous peoples have used Indigenous knowledge (IK) to inform decisions …

[HTML][HTML] The NSERC Canadian Lake Pulse Network: A national assessment of lake health providing science for water management in a changing climate

Y Huot, CA Brown, G Potvin, D Antoniades… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The distribution and quality of water resources vary dramatically across Canada, and human
impacts such as land-use and climate changes are exacerbating uncertainties in water …

Guidance for analytical methods to cumulative effects assessment for terrestrial species

CL Mahon, S Pelech - Environmental Reviews, 2021‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
Landscapes in Canada are undergoing change due to resource and land use stressors and
climate stressors. Understanding the cumulative effects of these stressors is challenging …

Consequences of information suppression in ecological and conservation sciences

DA Driscoll, GE Garrard, AM Kusmanoff… - Conservation …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Suppressing expert knowledge can hide environmentally damaging practices and policies
from public scrutiny. We surveyed ecologists and conservation scientists from universities …

Assessing the effectiveness of potential protected areas and OECMs in conserving biodiversity against subsurface resource extraction impacts

J Hoesen, D Bagshaw, J Elliott, CA Haas, J Kelly… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The direct and indirect impacts of resource extraction activities are an increasingly important
planning and management challenge for organizations responsible for protected areas and …

Protecting biodiversity in British Columbia: Recommendations for develo** species at risk legislation

AR Westwood, SP Otto, A Mooers, C Darimont… - Facets, 2019‏ - facetsjournal.com
British Columbia has the greatest biological diversity of any province or territory in Canada.
Yet increasing numbers of species in British Columbia are threatened with extinction. The …

Are Environmental Impact Assessments effectively addressing the biodiversity issues in Brazil?

AMS Dias, C Cook, RL Massara, AP Paglia - … Impact Assessment Review, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the main legal instrument for controlling
the impacts of human development projects in many countries, including Brazil. However …

[HTML][HTML] Toward 'good process' in regulatory reviews: Is Canada's new system any better than the old?

C Hunsberger, S Froese, G Hoberg - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
What are the features of a good regulatory review process? In this paper we identify criteria
for 'good process' drawn from a combined reading of the environmental justice and process …

[PDF][PDF] Toward actionable, coproduced research on boreal birds focused on building respectful partnerships.

AR Westwood, NK Barker, S Grant… - Avian Conservation & …, 2020‏ - researchgate.net
Recent research on boreal birds has focused on understanding effects of human activity on
populations and their habitats. As bird populations continue to decline, research is often …