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Community enforcement of environmental laws : Community enforcement of environmental laws : options for British Columbia First Nations

5 Aug 2009

A gross measure of the decline in enforcement in B. C. over the past 15 years is revealed in the figure that between 1995 and 2005 the number of enforcement actions by the Ministry of Environment’s conservation officer service fell by 50 percent.2. [...] The emerging notions of community enforcement in the First Nations rural/traditional territory context focus on community priorities for enforcement, which are not necessarily the same as government agency enforcement priorities, and the scope of enforcement jurisdiction. [...] The difference in the authority and legitimacy of a provincial or federal employee versus an employee of a First Nation is significant, in both the eyes of the community and the Crown. [...] From a community perspective, FOC has provided little direction for the Program and there is a lack of concurrence on the role of the Haida in fisheries management. [...] The Ministry of Environment policy that governs the appointment of park rangers requires, in most cases, that the appointee be an employee of the Ministry and have completed some training.22 Section 4.2 of the Park Act provides for First Nations to enter into joint management agreements with the provincial government with respect to conservancy lands.23.
environment government politics environmental law environmental protection conservation water natural resources indians of north america civil law indigenous peoples jurisdiction justice law parks environmental pollution british columbia first nations rangers conservation (ethic) land claims law enforcement agency national park service ranger
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