The Centre for Law and the Environment (CLE) is devoted to creating and sharing knowledge and ideas about the relationship between environment and law. The Centre hosts a variety of events, including talks, workshops, book launches, webinars, conferences, and our "No Fly Zone" Speaker Series.
| Date | Time | Location | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | - | Terrace Lounge, Allard Hall, Room 402 | Fireside Chat: Unearthing Benefits and Mitigating Adverse Environmental Impacts: Mining Community Development Agreements (CDAs) and Environmental Justice for Local Communities | Centre for Law and the Environment |
Opinion: “If municipalities are left kind of holding the bag, it doesn't excuse them from fulfilling their constitutional responsibilities,” UBC law professor Stepan Wood said. “Often municipalities find they are balancing the housed residents' interests in recreation and tidy, orderly spaces, aesthetically pleasing public space, on the one hand, with unhoused people's ability to survive. And it is often the interests of the taxpaying residents that outweigh the really more fundamental interests in basic human dignity and survival.”
Opinion: Climate change is no longer just an environmental law issue – it is set to reshape nearly every area of law, says Carol Liao, a corporate law scholar at the University of British Columbia and an advocate for sustainable business.
Opinion: Dr. Alexandra Flynn, the director of the housing research collaborative at UBC, and Dr. Paul Kershaw, a professor at the school of population and public health, spoke about the impact of tax policies on the housing market.
Opinion: Dr. Michelle Tseng, a professor of zoology, and Dr. Stepan Wood, a law professor, received grants from the new Peter Wall Legacy Awards program.
Opinion: Dr. Stepan Wood, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, explained that Canada’s previous approach to homelessness has failed.
Opinion: Dr. Douglas Harris, a property law professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, commented on the housing situation in Vancouver.
