The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) was established in 1982 to provide Albertans with an objective source of information about environmental and natural resources law and policy. Its vision is a clean, healthy and diverse environment protected through informed citizen participation and sound law and policy, effectively applied.
The Centre's mission is to ensure that laws, policies and legal processes protect the environment. In pursuit of this mission, the Centre seeks the following ends:
- enactment and effective enforcement of sound environmental laws and policies; and
- informed public participation in environmental regulatory, law-making and decision-making processes.
The Centre carries out activities in three main program areas: public programs, fee for service and search services. The net revenue from the latter two programs is applied to support the Centre's public programs and technology needs.
Permanent staff members deliver ELC programs with the support of contract researchers and volunteers as needed. A volunteer Board of Directors oversees ELC operations.
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