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Canada's Pacific Groundfish Trawl Fishery: Ecosystem Conflicts
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The case study involves the B.C. groundfish trawl fishery, which came under attack from ENGOs in the mid-2000s for destruction of the aquatic habitat. Specifically, the ENGOs were concerned with he destruction of numerous coral and sponge species. The ENGOs were able to give their complaints economic teeth by threatening the industry’s access to major markets. The resource manager, the federal government, was unable to address the problem effectively at the time. The initiative to deal with the problem was taken by the industry, leading to industry –ENGO negotiations. This would never have been possible, if the industry had been unable to act as a cohesive whole. How this intra-industry cooperation was achieved is not yet fully clear. Be that as it may, the negotiations were successful and led to the world’s first habitat bycatch limitation agreement, which came into place in 2012. The case study examines the negotiations and the degree of success of the agreement. It raises the question of the applicability of the B.C. experience to other fisheries in Canada and the rest of the world.

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Applied Science
Environmental Science
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Case Study
Provider:
University of British Columbia
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Open Case Studies
Date Added:
12/07/2016
The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines: Reconciling Interests
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Drawing from a case study of the Northern Gateway (Enbridge) pipeline project we consider if it is possible to reconcile or mediate the conflicting objectives and goals of the resource proponent and the First Nations whose lands the pipeline will traverse. We will draw from the existing legal precedents and a consideration of approaches taken to such disputes in similar settings in other settler-colonial societies such as New Zealand and Australia. In considering the efficacy of Canadian legal measures we need to consider the place and role of Indigenous laws and if they are given sufficient weight in disputes such as this.

Subject:
Applied Science
Environmental Science
Material Type:
Case Study
Provider:
University of British Columbia
Provider Set:
Open Case Studies
Date Added:
12/07/2016
Global Climate Justice
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What distribution of adjustment costs for climate change mitigation is fair, and should be acceptable to the most (important) countries? Are there ways of framing the issue that could be more effective in galvanizing effective action?

Subject:
Applied Science
Environmental Science
Material Type:
Case Study
Provider:
University of British Columbia
Provider Set:
Open Case Studies
Date Added:
12/07/2016
Illegal Logging: Multi-Billion Dollar Transactions Hiding in Plain Sight
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There is no common agreed definition of illegal logging. Below are three perspectives of what constitutes illegal logging: firstly, that of The Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA), an international policy analysis institute, secondly, from Global Witness, an international Rights NGO, and thirdly, from the Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade (INET), a Canadian Aboriginal NGO.

Subject:
Applied Science
Environmental Science
Material Type:
Case Study
Provider:
University of British Columbia
Provider Set:
Open Case Studies
Date Added:
12/07/2016