Stephen Hazell (Ecovision) and Peter Duck (Bow Valley Naturalists) argue that too many development projects in National Parks are not being properly assessed for their environmental impacts — despite the requirement that the Environment Minister prioritize ecological integrity in Park management. They argue that the Impact Assessment Agency should ensure that high-quality impact assessments that include public consultation and Indigenous engagement be carried out for National Parks.

The Canadian Environmental Network has called on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to require assessment of all major development projects that fall within federal authority, in a recently released report.

On December 11, 2024, on behalf of Greenpeace, Stephen Hazell spoke to the House of Commons Environment Committee about the importance of Bill C-73 Nature Accountability Act and the key role it plays for federal nature commitments.

The new Nature Accountability Act is an important step in protecting nature and biodiversity, but it needs to make conservation targets law, with repercussions if those laws are broken.

Stephen Hazell, representing Nature Canada, appeared before the House of Commons Finance Committee on June 3rd to speak to the federal government’s proposed changes to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA).

Ecovision’s Stephen Hazell recently spoke to the Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital about Canada’s nature commitments and the role they can play in local nature activism.

Federal response to the Supreme Court's Impact Assessment Act ruling is concerning. Proposed revisions unnecessarily restrict federal authority to assess GHG-polluting and transboundary developments. Here are four key amendments needed for stronger environmental protection.

Read the letter cosigned by Stephen Hazell and Anna Johnston to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada arguing that all projects that have the potential for consequential effects on areas of federal jurisdiction should be subject to federal impact assessment.

Ecovision’s Stephen Hazell and Josh Ginsberg, lawyer and Director of the Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic, discuss the progress on implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in Canada.

The City of Ottawa faces escalating climate change challenges and nature-based solutions (NBS) are a crucial tool for mitigating its effects. Ecovision Law Intern Laura Casciaro examines Ottawa's incorporation of NBS into its climate strategy in six key areas.