Meinhard Doelle

Meinhard Doelle, BSc (Chemistry), LLB (Dalhousie), LLM (Osgoode Hall), JSD (Dalhousie), is a full time faculty member at Dalhousie Law School, specializing in environmental law. From 1996 to 2001, he was the Executive Director of Clean Nova Scotia, with a mandate to pursue an environmentally healthy and sustainable society in Nova Scotia. From 1990 to 1996 he practiced environmental law in Nova Scotia and was involved in drafting the NS Environment Act. He currently serves as environmental counsel to the Atlantic Canada law firm of Stewart McKelvey. From 2000 to 2006, Prof. Doelle was a non-governmental member of the Canadian delegation to the UN climate change negotiations. Prof. Doelle has written on a variety of environmental law topics, including climate change, invasive species, environmental assessments, and public participation in environmental decision making. His most recent books are entitled “From Hot Air to Action: Climate Change, Compliance and the Future of International Environmental Law,” and “The Canadian Environmental Protection Act & Commentary.