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This network, created by the Canadian Committee for the IUCN (CCIUCN), was initiated after several conversations with different partners in the sector that wished to connect with our young professionals in Canada and make sure they are supported and empowered to raise their voices, at a national and international scale.

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Welcome to the Young Professionals in Canadian Conservation Network! Let’s start with the WHY and WHAT This network, created by the Canadian Committee for the IUCN (CCIUCN), was initiated after se…

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The Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN) is an international initiative to understand and support the links between communities, conservation and livelihoods, and to seek out best governance practices to support the combination of community-based conservation and sustainable livelihoods.

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Introducing the Community Conservation Research Network

The Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN) is an international initiative to understand and support the links between communities, conservation and livelihoods, and to seek out best governance practices to support the combination of community-based conservation and sustainable livelihoods.

The CCRN is a partnership of indigenous, community, university, governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The CCRN undertakes local-level community-based research and capacity building activities at our sites around the world, and works globally (notably through this website) to provide a focal point on the crucial themes of Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods. The CCRN's research, which applies a consistent social-ecological systems lens, is producing a range of insights - on such themes as regional and community environmental governance, indigenous self-governance, local networking and the success of conservation initiatives - that will yield important lessons for communities, policy makers and decision makers at all levels, from local to global.

Network Director Dr. Anthony Charles discusses the CCRN's central conceptual themes communities, conservation and livelihoods

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Community Conservation Research Network | Introducing the Community Conservation Research Network

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Study of the meanings of conservation, the motivations for environmental stewardship and the best governance and decision making to achieve conservation and sustainable livelihoods

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Park People connects people and communities with the tools they need to create great parks for everyone.

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Park People is the only national, bilingual organization solely dedicated to championing city parks in Canada.

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Wilder Institute, Zoo Road Northeast, Calgary, AB

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Wilder Institute, Zoo Road Northeast, Calgary, AB

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Wilder Institute, Zoo Road Northeast, Calgary, AB

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The Wilder Institute collaborates with local and global partners to develop science-based solutions that help wildlife and people. We aim to make a difference by working with landowners, local communities, researchers, and other conservation organizations around the world. We engage with governments to develop policies and practice that can yield scalable benefits on national and international levels. Our focal areas are conservation translocations and community conservation. We work in collaboration with a number of National Parks in Canada on species-focused recovery.

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The Wilder Institute is a charity operating Canada’s largest wildlife conservation breeding facility and research hub for endangered species.

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Pin publicly-available, open-access resources to the maps so we can share it on the CPPCL.ca platform. Content will be moderated.

Épingler les ressources accessibles au public sur les cartes afin que nous puissions les partager sur la plateforme CPPCL.ca. Le contenu sera modéré.

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Réseau Québec Maritime

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Nouvelle série de podcasts sur l'océan Face-à-face avec la recherche maritime Le Réseau Québec maritime a le plaisir d'annoncer le lancement d'une série spéciale RQM au sein du podcast Balad'EAU,...
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Le Réseau Québec maritime (RQM) est un organisme qui vise à mettre les forces vives de la recherche au service du développement maritime durable.

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George Wright Society :: Parks, Protected Areas Cultural Sites

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By connecting science and management, we support leaders on the frontlines of conservation for parks, protected areas and cultural sites.

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Fostering excellence innature conservation Through open sharing of information, the CCEA aims to foster networking, partnering and excellence in the management of our protected areas. In celebration of its 40th Anniversary the Board of Directors of the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas/Conseil Canadien Des Aires Écologiques (CCEA/CCAE) extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to partners, ...

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University of Guelph, Stone Road East, Guelph, ON

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University of Guelph

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University of Alberta

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Centre for Applied Science in Ontario Protected Areas (CASIOPA)

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Centre for Applied Science in Ontario Protected Areas (CASIOPA)

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University of Waterloo

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This is a Hybrid Meeting - Limited In Person Attendance and Online Participation

Note that to reduce technical issues, we've changed the online venue to Teams. Those details are below. We will notify those signed up for the old Zoom link of the new venue and url.

Protected Areas are a major path to conserving and restoring biodiversity and ecosystem function and have been promoted under the Aichi Targets as the main path to fulfill our international, national and provincial obligations. Like most jurisdictions, protected areas also serve multiple functions in Ontario where decisions and planning grapple with additional demands such as recreation.

There are the strains of the pandemic, demographic changes in visitors to protected areas, the rise of technology and expectations of visitors in either using or avoiding it in protected areas, and increasing ecological and climate crises that can undermine the very reason a protected area was created.

All of this creates ahistorical challenges for those to work in protected areas management, especially where it pertains to decision making and planning.

This year's CASIOPA theme of "Decision Making and Planning in Protected Areas" has invited five speakers:

Dr. Elizabeth Halpenny (University of Alberta). Dr. Halpenny was a key author on a recent paper focused on evidence-based decision making in protected areas and will lead off the conference.

Mr. Trevor Swerdfager (Former Senior Vice-President Operations at Parks Canada; University of Waterloo). Mr. Swerdfager brings his experience in the operation of all national parks to CASIOPA 2022.

Ms. Catherine Reining (Wilfrid Laurier University; Western University). Ms. Reining has extensive experience in protected areas, including health parks, healthy people and as coordinator of ParkSeek Canada.

Dr. Michelle DiLeo (Research Scientist Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry). Dr. DiLeo's work on spatial analyses of wildlife is of paramount importance for decision making.

Dr. Richard Feldman (Wildlife Landscape Ecologist Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry). Like his colleague, Dr. Feldman has much experience in wildlife management; in particular, Richard will likely focus his session on protecting bird species.

M. Mhairi Chandler, MES student, Wilfrid Laurier University. Mhairi is studying visitor well being in parks.

As this is our first (partially) in-person conference since the pandemic began, CASIOPA is interested in hearing from a diversity of voices eager to share their research-based and applied experiences in this broad theme.

Decision-making and planning can take many forms, from visitor management, strategic focusing, climate change adaptation, technical approaches (e.g. modelling, spatial analysis, decision support systems, monitoring) through to inter-agency planning in light of the Aichi targets.

Whether your focus has been on local scale work in a particular protected area or on a more province-wide scale, you are welcome to deliver a contributed session at CASIOPA 2022.

We plan a facilitated round-table discussion to isolate what our attendees think is their one biggest priority for research and fast action given so many challenges - what one thing would you focus on? We anticipate a variety of responses and it should be instructive to see if attendees have a consensus or categorizations of focal research or actions emerge (e.g. is more based in technical quantitative research, is it more focused on resource deployment, is it more about building partnerships, or is it about engaging visitors?).

As noted above, the venue for the online portion has been changed to reduced technical issues for our host in Peterborough. The new details are:

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Meeting ID: 274 873 639 596
Passcode: otQsTf

Join with a video conferencing device

Video Conference ID: 114 607 700 8

In-person: The physical location of the conference will be at the Ontario Government Building at Robinson Place - 300 Water Street, Peterborough ON.

An internal registration process has been set up for members of the Ontario public service (CASIOPA Chair Stephen Murphy can assist if you need to be connected to that process).

If you are NOT a member of the Ontario public service who already has security access to the Ontario Government building and want to attend in person, please contact Stephen Murphy via stephen.murphy [at] uwaterloo.ca for registration and security access protocol.

We will be limited to 25 external (non members of the Ontario public service) attendees in person.

Currently, restrictions likely dictate that external in person attendees will have to have lunch off-site, hence the reason for an extended lunch break.

0830-0845: Allows for people to login or be seated

0850-0940: Elizabeth Halpenny
Inspiring action! Leveraging park visitation to support nature conservation
Well-designed and delivered environmental communication, park interpretation, and responsible recreation opportunities can inspire climate change and biodiversity conservation action among citizens visiting our parks and protected areas. This presentation reports the latest scientific evidence that documents how visitation to parks fosters park advocacy and nature stewardship.

This presentation explores progress, challenges, and an emerging action agenda in establishing effective health promotion tied to visitor experiences afforded by protected areas in Canada, with an emphasis on the Healthy Parks-Healthy People movement.

1330-1400: Richard Feldman
Managing protected areas for bird migration

1400-1420: Mhairi Chandler (co-authors Chris Lemieux and Catherine Reining)
Park visitor's experiences and health and wellbeing outcomes in coastal parks: A regional case study in New Brunswick

1420-1440: Health Break

1440-1540: Roundtable discussions (what one innovation do you think is feasible to implement in the next 4 years?)

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This is a Hybrid Meeting - Limited In Person Attendance and Online Participation Note that to reduce technical issues, we've changed the online venue to Teams. Those details are below. We will notify those signed up for the old Zoom link of the new venue and url.

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British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas Research Forum (BCPARF)

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British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas Research Forum (BCPARF)