FR — Une espèce menacée n’est pas nécessairement juridiquement protégée ; un arbre protégé n’appartient pas nécessairement à une espèce menacée. Cet article doctrinal distingue menace scientifique, protection juridique et reconnaissance de l’Arbre par la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’Arbre. EN — A threatened species is not necessarily legally protected; a protected tree does not...
This article proposes a bilingual Pan-Canadian framework for transforming schoolyards into living climate laboratories. Based on 23 indicators and longitudinal monitoring from T0 to +10 years, it connects climate adaptation, soil and water functions, living systems, education and knowledge transfer while remaining adaptable to Canada’s provincial, territorial, local and Indigenous contexts....
British Columbia municipalities can adopt the Universal Declaration of Tree Rights within their existing legal powers. Drawing on the Community Charter and the Local Government Act, this article explains the adoption process, the Fifteen Commitments and the Assembly of the Tree, with Saanich as a concrete territorial example....
