Under Their Own Laws: How the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation created a new marine protected area – without the federal government’s approval
On June 21, 2022, the Kitasoo/Xai’xais, a First Nation on the Pacific coast of Canada, unilaterally declared the Gitdisdzu Lugyeks marine protected area (MPA) in their territorial waters of Kitasu Bay. Whether they have the legal authority to create that protected area, however, is a difficult quest...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/153039 |