Presentation Abstract
How is the natural environment of the Salish Sea governed? The fact that the Salish Sea is bifurcated by a national border has inhibited our ability to answer this question. Indeed, the Salish Sea involves not only two national governments, but also a multitude of both state and non-state actors, which exist across scales, and interact in different frameworks (i.e. First Nations/tribes often seek only to negotiate with federal, rather than state/provincial governments). Environmental governance in the Salish Sea also encompasses informal modes of interaction involving public and private interest groups, social movements and community stakeholders, in addition to traditional governments. This presentation will describe a recently completed inventory of governance structures that bear on the maintenance and revitalization of the Salish Sea. Organized around 16 environmental issue areas ranging from air quality to energy transport, the inventory is a tool for identifying both the barriers and the bridges to cross-border collaboration and management of trans-boundary natural resources in the Salish Sea region.
Session Title
Governance of the Salish Sea: Can we develop a cross-border policy framework?
Keywords
Key Words: cross-border, governance, environmental management, policy
Conference Track
Policy and Management
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Environmental policy--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)--International cooperation; Environmental management--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Washington (State); British Columbia
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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An Inventory of Environmental Governance in the Salish Sea
2016SSEC
How is the natural environment of the Salish Sea governed? The fact that the Salish Sea is bifurcated by a national border has inhibited our ability to answer this question. Indeed, the Salish Sea involves not only two national governments, but also a multitude of both state and non-state actors, which exist across scales, and interact in different frameworks (i.e. First Nations/tribes often seek only to negotiate with federal, rather than state/provincial governments). Environmental governance in the Salish Sea also encompasses informal modes of interaction involving public and private interest groups, social movements and community stakeholders, in addition to traditional governments. This presentation will describe a recently completed inventory of governance structures that bear on the maintenance and revitalization of the Salish Sea. Organized around 16 environmental issue areas ranging from air quality to energy transport, the inventory is a tool for identifying both the barriers and the bridges to cross-border collaboration and management of trans-boundary natural resources in the Salish Sea region.
Comments
Key Words: cross-border, governance, environmental management, policy