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May 3 2022

New Trails: The Changing Nature of Hiking in British Columbia | Vancouver Public Library

https://www.facebook.com/vancouverpubliclibrary/videos/173637721429024

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British Columbia’s Coast Mountains boast some of the world’s most scenic trails, and local author Stephen Hui has hiked most of them. To celebrate the release of his new guidebook, Destination Hikes in and Around Southwestern British Columbia, we’re hosting a conversation on the many ways that hiking is changing in B.C.

Our guest panelists will explore how the rising popularity of hiking is changing the culture and environments where we hike. Is the increase in hikers creating challenges for trail access and conservation? Are people taking more risks or what’s behind the recent increase in calls to search and rescue? And is outdoor culture becoming more accessible and welcoming to communities who have been excluded or not represented before?

Come hear from:

Tori Ball is a conservationist and campaigner for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.

Judith Kasiama is a fellow at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. She is the founder of Colour the Trails, a community group that focuses on getting Black, Indigenous and People of Colour out in nature.

Stephen Hui has been hiking British Columbia’s Coast Mountains for more than 25 years. He is the author of the bestselling 105 Hikes in and Around Southwestern British Columbia.

Moderated by Andrea Ross, senior digital producer at CBC British Columbia, avid hiker and skier who is passionate about exploring our beautiful province.

May 3 2022

Biodiversity and conservation: Towards 30% of protected land and marine areas? | FACT-B with CPAWS and Yellowstone to Yukon Initiatve

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Fostering the coexistence of multiple uses in protected areas
Vancouver – Wosk Centre for dialogue
March 17th, 2022

According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction due to human activities, with disastrous consequences for the ecosystems on which people depend for their livelihoods.

Promoted by the scientific community, the creation and management of protected areas (national parks, nature reserves, regional nature parks, etc.) contribute to the fight against the collapse of biodiversity. France and the United States have committed to protecting 30% of their land and water areas by 2030. Canada is also mobilized to protect its natural areas with an intermediate objective of 25% by 2025.

Following the success of the French Ameri-Can Climate on Biodiversity (FACT-B) launched in 2019, the Embassies of France in the U.S. and Canada are pleased to restart a FACT-B in 2022 regarding this issue of protected land and marine areas.

This FACT-B consists in a series of three high-level conversations as cross-section of conservation and protection policies for natural areas in the United States, Canada and France from academia, government agencies, NGOs, and think tanks.

The goal of FACT-B is twofold: to raise public and decision makers’ awareness about biodiversity issues and policies in France, the U.S., and Canada, as well as to reinforce exchanges between scientists and policy experts on biodiversity and conservation issues and provide a public forum for discussion. FACT-B is part of France’s broader efforts to make biodiversity conservation a priority at the international level, in the same way as the fight against climate change.

Speakers

Cyrille Barnerias, Head of European and International Affairs, French Biodiversity Agency
Hélène Soubelet, Director of the French Foundation for Biodiversity Research
Cole Burton, Professor, UBC Forestry Department
Kevin Barlow, Executive director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – BC Chapter
Tim Burkhart, BC manager, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Alexandra Barron, National director, Ocean program, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Moderator

Élodie Jacquet, Knowledge and Practice Manager, SFU Wosk Centre for dialogue

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May 3 2022

What Can Mother Trees Teach Us About Climate Justice? | Sustainability Hub with Sierra Club B.C and CPAWS-BC

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On April 21, 2022, the Sustainability Hub – in partnership with Sierra Club B.C and CPAWS-BC – presented an Earth Week special on old growth forests and climate change featuring Mother Trees, climate litigation, and Indigenous knowledge, moderated by Dr. Danielle Ignace, Assistant Professor, UBC Forest and Conservation Sciences.

Featuring:

Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forest Ecology, on ‘Finding the Mother Tree’
Hannah Askew, Executive Director of Sierra Club BC, on ‘Climate Litigation as a Tool for Change.’
J Kevin Barlow (magtawe’g mui’n gagamig gwilmn n’pisun), Executive Director of CPAWS-BC (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, BC Chapter), on ‘Indigenous Knowledge is What We Need’

This free public talk was both in-person and online, and featured a live audience Q&A session and a special call to action from Flossie Baker, lead organizer from the Sierra Club B.C.

The best attended event in our Climate Justice series yet, over 700 people joined the discussion – including 655 online and 60 in the room. We also received over 50 questions from a well engaged audience. Thank you for your time, energy and enthusiasm.

More information and recap:

https://sustain.ubc.ca/stories/event-recap-what-can-mother-trees-teach-us-about-climate-justice