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Staff Lawyer, West Coast Environmental Law
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Stephanie is a Staff Lawyer with West Coast’s Marine Program, working to strengthen ocean protection provincially and nationally. Stephanie holds degrees in common and civil law from McGill University. Shaped by summers spent on the lakes and rivers of Northern Ontario, Stephanie is passionate about protecting freshwater and marine environments to sustain and nourish future generations. She is grateful to live and work in beautiful Coast Salish territory.

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Indigenous-led conservation signals path forward for Canada's first marine protected area network

The Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, also a Haida Heritage Site, is a prominent example of Indigenous-led, co-operatively managed marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canada, write Ross Jameson, an ocean conservation manager with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and Stephanie Hewson, staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law.
First Nations Forward
Opinion, Energy, Culture | June 12th 2020

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