Environmental Law to protect our waters with Kanisha Acharya-Patel

June 7th @ 12:00pm eastern

Kanisha Acharya-Patel (she/her) is a passionate environmentalist dedicated to using the law to advance social and environmental justice. Kanisha has a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Conservation from the University of British Columbia and a law degree from Dalhousie University with specializations in environmental law and Aboriginal and Indigenous law. Kanisha works with the Women’s Healthy Environments Network (non-profit organization) to raise awareness about the links between environmental and human health. She advocates for stronger laws and policies that reduce our exposure to harmful toxins in our environment and better protect our right to a healthy environment. Her work illustrates the connections between all of our waterways, and how our small actions can have big impacts!

This series is a collaborative initiative of ECOP Canada, the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants, and is made possible in part through the Government of Canada’s Oceans Management Contribution Program.