Sarah Korpan
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About Sarah Korpan
Sarah Korpan is a legislative affairs specialist at Ecojustice’s office in the unceded territory of the Lkwungen (Lekwungen) peoples, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, known as Victoria. She combines her experience in public policy and love of nature to advocate for better laws in B.C. Her current priority is advocating for an overarching biodiversity law to protect and restore the province’s valuable ecosystems in a way that supports and prioritizes Indigenous rights and sovereignty. Prior to working for Ecojustice, Sarah spent almost a decade in policy and regulatory development with the Government of Alberta.
B.C.’s forestry laws protect industry over people
The province is in a biodiversity crisis with over 1,800 at-risk species.