Magdalena A K Muir is President and Associate of International Energy,
Environmental and Legal Services Ltd. (IEELS) since 1995. Ms Muir’s
expertise on behalf of IEELS includes environmental law and natural
resource management; environmental aspects of energy exploration, development
and consumption; indigenous and human rights; and business negotiations.
On behalf of IEELS, Ms. Muir has developed and implemented various projects
in conjunction with other Associates, including: • Design and deliver courses on environmental regulation of the energy and natural resource sector for the University of Calgary Environmental Management Certificate Program on twelve occasions over the past six years; and for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Environmental Technology Program in fall 2001. Also develop curriculum for an energy and environmental law course that may in future be delivered via computer and email within Latin America and the Caribbean on behalf of University of Calgary/Association of Latin American Energy Ministries (OLADE) Energy and Environment Project (2001).
• Review and recommend means of developing marine protected areas for beluga whales in the Canadian Arctic in light of legislation and wildlife management regimes established under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. This work included suggesting management approaches, a review of territorial legislation affecting marine waters, and an analysis of the overall framework for a marine protected area in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (1997-2001).
• Analyze and provide reports on jurisdictional issues, integrated coastal management, marine transportation, liability for shipping accidents, and Inuit and Manitoba First Nations issues as part of ongoing efforts to implement integrated oceans and marine protection in the Canadian Arctic and Hudson Bay. This work involves interaction and co-ordination of efforts with variety of governments and interested parties and supervision of ongoing legal research (1999-2001).
• Various meetings, research, publications and preliminary scoping of projects involving energy markets, environmental measure, and water management for Canada, Australia and Europe.
Ms. Muir is a Research Associate of the Arctic Institute of North America since 1991. In this capacity, she lectures and publishes on resource management under Canadian land claim agreements; wildlife management and the utilization of traditional knowledge; integrated watershed, coastal and oceans management; and comparative analysis between Canada, circumpolar Arctic and Australia. Ms Muir is a member of the Integrated Management Node of the Canadian Ocean Management Research Network. She is the recipient of a variety of scholarships and funding, including funding from the Climate Change Adaptation Fund to implement the Beaufort Sea Project for Climate Change.
Ms Muir has taught environmental law and resources management at the University of Calgary Faculty of Continuing Education and other educational institutions since 1996. She is also completing thesis-based Masters of Law on energy regulation, the Rule of Law, and the development of competitive energy markets in North and South America and southern Africa.
Ms. Muir was Chair of Canadian Bar Association National Environmental
Law Section from 1997-98, and is Chair of the International Law and
Legislation and Law Reform Committees from 1996 to the present. In
this capacity, she coordinates presentations and conferences on topical
environmental matters, and legislative and law reform activities on
national and international law. Most recently, these activities include
organizing and chairing an international conference on energy and
environmental issues in Calgary in March 2000; and coordinating written
comments and appearing on behalf of CBA NELS before Parliamentary
Committee Environment and Sustainable Development for the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act (2002), the Canadian Environmental Protection
Act (2000) and the Species at Risk Act (2001). Ms Muir is also. Ms
Muir is also on the editorial board of the Journal of International
Wildlife Law and Policy, and active on scientific and planning committees
for various conferences.
Energy, regulatory and environmental issues
-EU Energy Markets and Environmental Measures and their Integration with Central and Eastern Europe, article to be published in Utilities Law Review in 2002.
-European Energy Liberalization, and the Integration of Eastern Europe with EU Energy Market and Environmental Initiatives, for ENERGEX 2002 conference in Krakow, Poland, May 2002.
-European Energy Liberalization and Emissions Trading, article published in Utilities Law Review in December 2001.
-The United Kingdom energy market and emissions trading for greenhouses gases, article published in summer 2001 issue of Ecobulletin.
-Participation of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Competitive Energy Markets in the Americas, chapter in "Sustainable Development in Canada", book published by CBA, July 2000.
-Competitive energy markets and the implementation of the Climate Change Convention: Roles for renewable energy, energy efficiency and emissions trading, presented at ENERGEX 2000 conference in Las Vegas on July 26 and 27, 2000.
-North American Models for First Nation Participation in Energy Development, with Emphasis on Environmental Development", Annex to Chapter 4 of "Energy and Environmental Law in Latin America and the Caribbean: Legislative Inventory and Analysis", a report published by the University of Calgary/OLADE Energy and Environment Project, October 1999.
-Role of the Regulator in the Development of Competitive Energy Markets in the Americas for Inter-American Bar Association conference in Mexico City, 9 June 1999.
-1998 Amendments to the Alberta Electric Utilities Act: The Shape of the Future Market Unfolds, article for the Utilities Law Review, and the Newsletter of the CAMPUT, October 1998.
-Alternative and Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Protection in the Oil and Gas Industries, paper for the “Emerging Air Issues conference in Calgary, 24 September 1997.
-Environmental Regulation of the Canadian Energy Business in the Context of the Americas, paper for the Inter-American Bar Association conference in Rio de Janeiro, 21 May 1997.
-Emerging Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Petroleum Industry for conference by the Environmental Geology Division, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary, 1995.
-Integrated Coastal and Marine Management in Northern Regions: Reconciling Economic Development and Conservation, ICS 2002, March 2002, Templepatrick, near Belfast, Northern Ireland.
-Integrated coastal management and marine protection in the Canadian Arctic, paper and presentation for 7th Circumpolar Co-operation Conference, August 19 to 21, 2001 in Tromso, Norway.
-Impact of Climate Change on Peoples and Institutions of the Arctic Ocean, Focusing on Hudson Bay, written notes for presentation at Global Change Open Science Conference, Amsterdam, July 10-13, 2001.
-Jurisdictional, Manitoba First Nations and Inuit Issues for the Western Hudson Bay Region (2001)
-Regulatory Framework for Integrated Management and Marine Protection in Canadian Arctic Ocean (2001).
-Regulation of Marine Transportation and Implications for Oceans Management in Hudson Bay (2000).
-Traditional Knowledge and Northern Wildlife Management for International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions conference in Khon Kaen, Thailand, 16-19 August, 1999.
-Contrasting Approaches to Aboriginal Water Management: Joint Management and Multi-Stakeholder Processes, paper for National Water Symposium, Toronto, 9 and 10 April 1999.
-Jurisdictional Issues for Fish and Marine Management in Northern Manitoba (1999).
-Analysis of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement and marine protected areas under the Oceans Act (1997).
-First Nations/Government Resource Management Regimes: Emerging Models of Joint Management and Public Government for the Northwest Territories, paper for the CBA “Environmental Law in the North American Context” conference in Montréal, 24 May 1996.
-Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements for the Northwest Territories: Implications for Land and Water Management, book co-published by the Arctic Institute of North America and the Canadian Institute of Resources Law, November 1994.
-Impact of Existing and Proposed Aboriginal Claims Agreements on Environmental Review in the Northwest Territories, article for the Journal of Environmental Law and Practice, July 1991