Monday, 28th May

Monday
08:30 - 09:00
Venue
McNally Auditorium, Saint Mary's University
» Elder Bernie Francis & Elder Rebecca Julian (Welcome to Mi'kmaki)
» Robert Summerby-Murray (Saint Mary's University)
» Kristen Walker-Painemilla (Chair, IUCN Commission on Environment, Economics, and Social Policy ( CEESP)), Anthony Charles (Saint Mary's University / Community Conservation Research Network)
Monday
09:00 - 10:00
Chaired By:
Anthony Charles
Venue
McNally Auditorium
» Sherry Pictou (Mount Saint Vincent University)
» Sandy Moser (Sheet Harbour Chamber of Commerce & Civic Affairs)
» Stan Johnson (Eskasoni First Nation)
» Bruce Holland (Spryfield Business Commission)
Monday
10:00 - 10:30
Break
Monday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Merle Sowman & Philile Mbatha
Venue
SB165
» Jennie Larsson (World Maritime University), Brooke Nodding (Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation), Lawrence Hildebrand (World Maritime University)
» Caitlin Grady (Dalhousie University), Georgia Klein (Dalhousie University)
» Rachel Long (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), Graham Bartlett (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), Claire Mussells (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), Stacey Paul (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), Mike Sullivan (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
» Maarten Bavinck (Department of Human Geography, Planning, and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam)
» Annie Lalancette (Saint Mary's University & CCRN), Anthony Charles (Saint Mary's University / Community Conservation Research Network)
» Kate Davies (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research), Paula Blackett (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research), Nicholas Cradock-henry (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research), Stephen Flood (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research), Benjamin Davies (Davies Environmental)
Monday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Janet Edmond
Venue
SB201
» Luciana Gomes de Araujo (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Cristiana Seixas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP))
» Cherise Acker-Cooper (The Endangered Wildlife Trust), Jeanne Tarrant (The Endangered Wildlife Trust), Jiba Magwaza (The Endangered Wildlife Trust)
» Jeremy John Escobar Torio (University of Calgary)
Monday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Arif Satria
Venue
SB160
» Alexandra Areiza (Instituto de investigación y recursos biológicos Alexander von Humboldt), Luis Sánchez-ayala (Universidad de los Andes)
» Robinson Orume (Korup Rainforest Conservation Society), Pauline Ngongang (Korup Rainforest Conservation Society), Labit Asah George (Korup Rainforest Conservation Society), Courtney Hughes (University of Alberta)
» Bella Lam (the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada)
Monday
10:30 - 11:30
Chaired By:
Thiago do Val Simardi Beraldo Souza
Venue
SB265
» Thiago do Val Simardi Beraldo Souza (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation), Marcelo Derzi Vidal (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation)
Monday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Typhenn Brichieri-Colombi
Venue
SB255
» Typhenn Brichieri-Colombi (Calgary Zoological Society), Jana McPherson (Calgary Zoological Society), Axel Moehrenschlager (Calgary Zoological Society), Nathan Bennett (University of British Columbia), Minerva Arce-Ibarra (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)), Ed Louis (Omaha Zoo/Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership), Susanna Fuller (Oceans North)
Monday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Elaine Hsiao
Venue
L171
» Elaine Hsiao (CEESP Theme on Environment+Peace), Galeo Saintz (CEESP Theme on Environment+Peace), Omer Aijazi (ubc), Richard Matthew (University of California Irvine)
Monday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Pam McElwee and Seline Meijer
Venue
McNally Auditorium
10:30
» Pam McElwee (Rutgers University), Aibek Samakov (University of Tuebingen)
11:30
» Seline Meijer (IUCN), Kathleen E Halvorsen (Michigan Technological University), Erin Pischke (Michigan Technological University), Pasang Dolma Sherpa (CIPRED), Osvaldo Munguia (MOPAWI)
Monday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy and Dawn Carr
Venue
SB260
» Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy (MIHARI Network), Kevin Chang (Kua ʻĀina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA))
» Dawn Carr (Canadian Parks Council), Scott Jones (Government of Alberta)
Monday
11:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Surveyor Efik
Venue
SB265
» Surveyor Efik (Climate Change Network Nigeria), Gboye Gabriel Akoro (Climate Change Network Nigeria), Rosemary Ann Ibironke (Human Orientation Movement for Environment), Adewale Lawal Baruwa (Surulere LocalGovernment Council), Ilesanmi James Orunja (Human Orientation Movement for Environment), Kazeem Wale Babatunde (Surulere LocalGovernment Council), Ganiyu Adebola Obatolu (Surulere LocalGovernment Council), Saidi Adisa Okunnu (Surulere LocalGovernment Council)
Monday
11:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Georgia Lloyd-Smith
Venue
L171
» Georgia Lloyd-Smith (West Coast Environmental Law), Linda Nowlan (West Coast Environmental Law), Lisa Mitchell (Executive Director, East Coast Environmental Law Association)
Monday
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
Venue
Loyola Conference Hall
Monday
13:00 - 14:00
Film Screenings: Innu Film "Nakatuenita" (Respect) and Mi'kmaq Film "We Story the Land"
Venue
SB201
Monday
13:00 - 14:00
Chaired By:
Renato Silvano
Venue
Loyola Conference Hall
Monday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Philip Dearden
Venue
SB160
» Kate Davies (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research), Ani Murchie (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research), Vince Kerr (Kerr and Associates), Carolyn Lundquist (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
» Philip Dearden (University of Victoria), Mai Yasue (Quest University), Alessia Kockel (University of Victoria)
» Ella-Kari Muhl (University of Cape Town)
» Lauren Dehens (Marine Affairs Program/Dalhousie University), Lucia Fanning (Fish-WIKS, Dalhousie University)
» Julie Reimer (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Rodolphe Devillers (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Monday
14:00 - 16:00
Papers-2B
Chaired By:
Tawney Lem
Venue
SB165
» Sarah Tolbert (Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International), NGOBOBO -As- Ibungu Urbain (Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International)
» Andrea Dempsey (West African Primate Conservation Action)
» Dominique Bikaba (Strong Roots Congo)
» Sok Fen Lee (Universiti Putra Malaysia), Ahmad Shuib (Universiti Putra Malaysia), Fairul Izmal Jamal Hisne (The MareCet Research Organization), Louisa Ponnampalam (The MareCet Research Organization)
» Robinson Orume (Korup Rainforest Conservation Society)
» Valerie De Liedekerke (Conservation Science Projects Manager)
Monday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Yeshing Upon
Venue
McNally Auditorium
» Shelley Denny (Fish-WIKS, Dalhousie University), Lucia Fanning (Marine Affairs Program/Dalhousie University)
» Richard Nuna (Innu Nation Environment Office), Trudy Sable (TGS Research Management and Educational Consultants)
» Patricia Nash (NunatuKavut Community Council)
» Charles Levkoe (Lakehead University), Kristen Lowitt (Mount Allison University)
Monday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Adrienne McKeehen
Venue
SB265
» Erin Pischke (Michigan Technological University), M. Azahara Mesa-jurado (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)), Amarella Eastmond (Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán), Jesse Abrams (University of Oregon), Kathleen E Halvorsen (Michigan Technological University)
» Helen Schneider (Fauna & flora international)
» Nina Rosen (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Jazmin Nuñez Santiago (San Diego Mesa College), J. José Cota-Nieto (Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación), Catalina López-Sagástegui (Gulf of California Marine Program), Alfredo Girón-Nava (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Mark Jacobsen (University of California San Diego), Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Andrew F. Johnson (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
» sophie avila (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas)
» Dachanee Emphandhu (Kasetsart University), Philip Dearden (University of Victoria)
» Joseph K. Assan (Center for Global Development and Sustainability, Sustainable International Development Programs, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University)
Monday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Liza Zogib and Judy Boshoven
Venue
Loyola Conference Hall
14:00
15:00
» Judy Boshoven (Foundations of Success), Jason Houston (Jason Houston Photography)
Monday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Anthony Charles and Neil Dawson
Venue
SB255
14:00
» Neil Dawson (University of East Anglia/ University of Aberdeen/ IUCN CEESP), Neil Cox (Conservation International), Eleanor J. Sterling (Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History), Pasang Dolma Sherpa (CIPRED), Liza Zogib (DiversEarth), Helen Suich (Australian National University), Jenny Springer (CEESP Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights), Nicole Gross-Camp (Allegheny College)
15:00
» Anthony Charles (Saint Mary's University and Community Conservation Research Network), Merle Sowman (University of Cape Town), Fikret Berkes (University of Manitoba), Cristiana Seixas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Derek Armitage (University of Waterloo)
Monday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Prateep Nayak and Janae Davis
Venue
SB201
14:00
» Prateep Nayak (University of Waterloo), Anthony Charles (Saint Mary's University and Community Conservation Research Network), Maarten Bavinck (Department of Human Geography, Planning, and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam), Don Hall (Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council), Sadie Beaton (Ecology Action Centre)
15:00
» Janae Davis (Clark University), Mackenzie Lespérance (rare Charitable Research Reserve)
Monday
14:00 - 15:00
Chaired By:
Mrs. Evelien Van Den Broek
Venue
SB260
» Evelien Van Den Broek (Netherlands Committee of IUCN), Jan Kamstra (Netherlands Committee of IUCN), Frankie Abreu (TRIPNET), Koffi Gautier Amoussou (ECO BENIN)
Monday
16:00 - 17:30
Wine & Cheese Social and Poster Presentations
Venue
Loyola Conference Hall
Monday
19:00 - 20:30
Chaired By:
Maureen Googoo
Venue
McNally Auditorium
» Raymond Sewell (Indigenous Student Advisor, Saint Mary's University)
» Richard Nuna (Innu Nation Environment Office)
» Dawn Foxcroft (Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council)
» Ken Paul (Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs)
» Osvaldo Munguia (Co-founder and Director, MOPAWI (Mosquitia Development Agency))

Tuesday, 29th May

Tuesday
08:00 - 09:00
Registration
Venue
McNally Auditorium Lobby
Tuesday
09:00 - 10:00
Chaired By:
Anthony Charles
Venue
McNally Auditorium
» Fikret Berkes (University of Manitoba)
Tuesday
10:00 - 10:30
Break
Tuesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Juan Carlos Seijo
Venue
SB165
» Meghan Cross (Council of the Haida Nation)
» Leopoldo Palomo (Universidad Marista de Mérida), Alvaro Hernández (Universidad Marista de Mérida)
» Tawney Lem (West Coast Aquatic’s Management Association)
» Cintia GIllam (Saint Mary's University)
» claire Pedrot (Agence Mamu Innu Kaikusseht (AMIK))
» Pheakdey Sorn (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN))
Tuesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Kaia Boe
Venue
SB160
» Bruce Downie (University of Victoria / Kesho Trust), Samwel Nangiria (Enguserosambu Forest Trust)
» Jessica Blythe (University of Waterloo), Derek Armitage (University of Waterloo), Georgina Alonso (University of Ottawa), Donovan Campbell (University of West Indies), Ana Carolina Esteves Dias (University of Waterloo), Graham Epstein (University of Waterloo), Melissa Marschke (University of Ottawa), Prateep Nayak (University of Waterloo)
» Raúl Villanueva (Universidad Marista de Mérida), Juan Carlos Seijo (Universidad Marista de Mérida), Maren Headley (Universidad Marista de Mérida)
» Nathan Bennett (University of British Columbia)
Tuesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Yeshing Upon
Venue
McNally Auditorium
» Brendal Townsend (Ocean Tracking Network), Darren Porter (Ocean Tracking Network)
» Renato Silvano (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Gustavo Hallwass (Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará)
» Joanna Petrasek MacDonald (Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada)
» Erin Keenan (Fish-WIKS, Dalhousie University), Lucia Fanning (Fish-WIKS, Dalhousie University), Chris Milley (Fish-WIKS, Dalhousie University)
» Qobiljon Shokirov (University of Zurich), Khalil Karimov (1) The Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) 2) Tajik Academy of Sciences. 3) Hunting and Conservation Alliance of Tajikistan (H&CAT))
Tuesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Nathan Bennett and Shauna Mahajan
Venue
SB255
10:30
» Nathan Bennett (University of British Columbia), Sharmalene Mendis-Millard (Saint Mary's University & CCRN), Prateep Nayak (University of Waterloo), Merle Sowman (University of Cape Town), Osvaldo Munguia (MOPAWI), Shaelene Kamaka'ala (State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources Community-based Fisheries Planner; Kahana Kilo Kai; E Alu Pu Council (O'ahu Island)), Charles Young (Kama'aina United to Protect the 'Aina (KUPA); Kai Kuleana Network, West Hawai'i Fisheries Council; E Alu Pu Council (Hawai'i Island))
11:30
» Shauna Mahajan (WWF), Louise Glew (WWF), Michael Painter (Wildlife Conservation Society)
Tuesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Elaine Hsiao and Janet Edmond
Venue
SB260
10:30
» Elaine Hsiao (CEESP Theme on Environment+Peace), Galeo Saintz (CEESP Theme on Environment+Peace)
11:30
» Janet Edmond (Conservation International), Lydia Cardona (Conservation International)
Tuesday
10:30 - 13:30
Chaired By:
Tanya Conlu and Nicholas Conner
Venue
SB265
10:30
» Tanya Conlu (Non-Timber Forest Products - Exchange Programme), Cristina Eghenter (WWF-Indonesia), Kasmita Widodo (Working Group for ICCAs in Indonesia), Norlita Colili (Non-Timber Forest Products - Exchange Programme), Rolito Landuan (Samahan ng mga Palawano sa Brooke's Point), Femy Pinto (Non-Timber Forest Products - Exchange Programme), Natasya Muliandari (Non-Timber Forest Products - Exchange Programme), Conchita Calzado (Non-Timber Forest Products - Exchange Programme)
11:30
» Nicholas Conner (Lead, CEESP Local Economies, Communities and Nature Specialist Group), Anthony Charles (Saint Mary's University and Community Conservation Research Network), Alison Macnaughton (University of V)
Tuesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Simron J. Singh
Venue
SB201
10:30
» Simron J. Singh (University of Waterloo), Prateep Nayak (University of Waterloo), Fikret Berkes (University of Manitoba), Jessica Blythe (University of Waterloo), Kent Williams (Assistant Professor, Leadership Studies Rowe School of Business Dalhousie University)
Tuesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Karen Keenleyside
Venue
L171
» Karen Keenleyside (IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas), Sean Southey (IUCN Commission on Education and Communication)
Tuesday
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
Tuesday
12:30 - 14:00
Indigenous Peoples Lunch - All Indigenous Peoples and Representatives Welcome
Venue
Homburg centre in the Courtside Lounge
Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
Side Event
Interactive Creative Fish Art
Venue
Sobey Building Lobby, Saint Mary's University
13:00
Tuesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Cristiana Seixas & Luciana Gomes de Araujo
Venue
SB160
» Catherine Ruest Belanger (Université Laval), Nancy Gélinas (Université Laval), Jean-Michel Beaudoin (Université Laval)
» Kenji Kitamura (Kanazawa University), Maureen G. Reed (University of Saskatchewan)
» David Gill (Conservation International/ George Mason University), Louise Glew (WWF-US), Samantha Cheng (Arizona State University), Nathan Bennett (University of British Columbia), Ernest Aigner (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien), Mike Mascia (Conservation International)
» Chance Finegan (Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University)
Tuesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Dachanee Emphandu
Venue
SB255
» Helen Ross (The University of Queensland), Dedi Adhuri (LIPI, The Indonesian Institute of Sciences), Ali Abdurrahim (LIPI, The Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
» Emily Ryall (University of Manitoba), Fikret Berkes (University of Manitoba)
» Karla Diana Infante Ramírez (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)), Minerva Arce-Ibarra (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)), Anthony Charles (Saint Mary's University and Community Conservation Research Network), Erin Ingrid Jane Estrada (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR))
» Ben Meissner (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Nathan Dappen (Day's Edge Productions), Andrew F. Johnson (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
» Alfonso Cuevas (Universidad Marista de Mérida), Raul Villanueva (Universidad Marista de Mérida), Juan Carlos Seijo (Universidad Marista de Mérida)
» Pariva Dobriyal (Wildlife Institute of India), Ruchi Badola (Wildlife Institute of India), Syed Ainul Hussain (Wildlife Institute of India), Upma Manral (Wildlife Institute of India)
» Alice Ramos de Moraes (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), F. Stuart Chapin III (University of Alaska Fairbanks), Cristiana Simão Seixas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP))
Tuesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Eliot Frosst and Sandy Moser
Venue
SB265
14:00
15:00
» Sandy Moser (Sheet Harbour Chamber of Commerce & Civic Affairs), Wendy Watson Smith (Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore), Stewart Lamont (Managing Director Tangier Lobster Company)
Tuesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Shailyn Drukis and Lisa (Diz) Glithero
Venue
L171
14:00
» Shailyn Drukis (Canadian Committee for IUCN Board of Directors)
15:00
» Lisa (Diz) Glithero (Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa/ Education Lead, Canada C3), Dawn Carr (Canada Parks Council), Janet Stalker (Program Director, Ocean School)
Tuesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Brenda Parlee
Venue
SB260
» Brenda Parlee (University of Alberta), Renato Silvano (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Kanokwan Manorom (Ubon Ratchathani University), Amy Amos (Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board), Tracey Proverbs (University of Victor), Carrie Oloriz (Royal Roads University), Amabel D'souza (University of Alberta), Vice Chief Joseph Ts Annie (Prince Albert Grand Council , SK / Mackenzie River Basin Board), Elaine Maloney (University of Alberta ( Tracking Change Knowledge Coordinator)), Michael Freer (Treaty 8 First Tribal Association (British Columbia))
Tuesday
14:00 - 16:00
Special-4D
Chaired By:
Mehana Vaughan and Kevin Chang
Venue
SB165
14:00
» Mehana Vaughan (University of Hawaiʻi), Kevin Chang (Kua ʻĀina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA))
15:00
» Kevin Chang (Kua ʻĀina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA)), Mehana Vaughan (University of Hawaiʻi), Shaelene Kamaka'ala (State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources Community-based Fisheries Planner; Kahana Kilo Kai; E Alu Pu Council (O'ahu Island)), Charles Young (Kama'aina United to Protect the 'Aina (KUPA); Kai Kuleana Network, West Hawai'i Fisheries Council; E Alu Pu Council (Hawai'i Island)), Solomon Kaho'ohalahala (Maunalei Ahupuaʻa Community Mauka-Makai Managed Area (Maunalei Ahupuaʻa CMMMA), E Alu Pu Council (Lana'i island))
Tuesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Seline Meijer and Merle Sowman
Venue
SB201
14:00
» Seline Meijer (IUCN), Lorena Aguilar (IUCN), Meher Noshirwani (CEESP), Adrienne McKeehan (Conservation Initiative on Human Rights/ Conservation International)
15:00
» Merle Sowman (University of Cape Town), Dawn Foxcroft (Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council), Don Hall (Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council), Lissa Cowan (Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council)
Tuesday
14:00 - 15:00
Chaired By:
Aphrodite Sorotou
Venue
McNally Auditorium
14:00
» Aphrodite Sorotou (Institute for Heritage and Sustainable Human Development (Inherit)), Alan Leslie (Institute for Heritage and Sustainable Human Development (Inherit)), Chris Dalglish (Institute for Heritage and Sustainable Human Development (Inherit)), Alexios Katsaros (Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (MedINA))
Tuesday
15:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Liza Zogib
Venue
McNally Auditorium
15:00
» Liza Zogib (DiversEarth), Venerable Bhante Metteyya (Lumbini Development Trust), Gulnara Aitpaeva (Aigine Aigine Cultural Research Centre)
Tuesday
16:00 - 16:30
Break
Tuesday
16:30 - 17:30
Chaired By:
Kristen Walker-Painemilla
Venue
McNally Auditorium
» Kristen Walker-Painemilla (Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environment, Economics and Social Policy SVP, Policy Center for Environment and Peace at Conservation International)
» Antonio Benjamin (National HIgh Court of Brazil/ Chair of the World Commission on Environmental Law)
» Kanyinke Sena (Executive Director, Indigenous Peoples Coordinating Committee of Africa)
» Yeshing Juliana Upun Yos (Mayan Kaqchikel woman from Guatemala)
» Stewart Maginnis (International Union for the Conservation of Nature)
Tuesday
18:00 - 22:00
Dinner
Venue
Cunard Centre (961 Marginal Road)
» Ron Knockwood (Keptin, Sɨkɨpne’katik Mainland District (Keptin, Sɨkɨpne’katik Mainland District Grand Council)

Wednesday, 30th May

Wednesday
08:00 - 09:00
Registration
Venue
McNally Auditorium Lobby
Wednesday
09:00 - 10:00
Chaired By:
Kristen Walker-Painemilla
Venue
McNally Auditorium
» Kevin Chang (Kua ʻĀina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA))
» Shaelene Kamakaʻala (Community Based Fisheries Area Coordinator, Hawaii)
» Meher Noshirwani (CEESP)
» Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy (MIHARI Network)
» Yeshing Juliana Upun Yos (Mayan Kaqchikel woman from Guatemala)
Wednesday
10:30 - 12:30
Venue
SB265
» Humayra Secelia Muswar (Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies (CARDS IPB)), arie firdha amalia (Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies (CARDS IPB)), Sofyan Sjaf (Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies (CARDS IPB))
» Indu Kumari (Wildlife Trust of India), Sanatan Deka (Wildlife Trust of India), Kaushik Deb (Wildlife Trust of India), Rahul Kaul (Wildlife Trust of India), Vivek Menon (Wildlife Trust of India)
» Meghan Borland (Marine Affairs Program/Dalhousie University), Megan Bailey (Marine Affairs Program/Dalhousie University)
» Humayra Secelia Muswar (Bogor Agricultural University), Arif Satria (Bogor Agricultural University)
» Robert Wild (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)), Moses Egaru (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)), Sophie Kutegeka (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)), Ahmed Mohamed (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN))
» Laura Loucks (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust), Nicole Gerbrandt (Education Coordinator at West Coast NEST / Clayoquot Biosphere Trust)
Wednesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Ashley Massey
Venue
SB260
» Marta Simbine (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Cristiana Seixas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP))
» Cristiana Seixas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Camila Islas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Ana Carolina Dias (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Alice Ramos de Moraes (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Luciana Gomes de Araujo (University of Campinas)
» Razieh Ghayoumi (Research group of Biodiversity and Biosafety, Research Center for Environment and Sustainable Development, Department of Environment, Tehran, Iran), Omolbanin Mohammad Pour (Department of Environment, Chabahar Office, Sisitan and Baluchestan Province, Chabahar, Iran)
» Ivett Peña (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)), Minerva Arce-Ibarra (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)), Erin Ingrid Jane Estrada (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)), Eduardo Bello (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR))
Wednesday
10:30 - 12:00
Chaired By:
Trudy Sable
Venue
L171
» Bruce Goldstein (University of Colorado, Boulder), Lee Frankel-Goldwater (University of Colorado, Boulder)
» Daniel McLane (St. Lawrence University)
» Maria Gasalla (University of São Paulo / Oceanographic Institute)
» Olga Hernandez (Humboldt Institute), Clara Matallana (Humboldt Institute), Alexandra Areiza (Instituto de investigación y recursos biológicos Alexander von Humboldt), Clara Solano (Fundacion Natura), Sandra Galan (Fundacion Natura), Marcela Santamaria (Resnatur), Talia Waldron (Humboldt Institute), Alejandra Osejo (Humboldt Institute)
» Justin Raycraft (McGill University)
» Desire Simons (Green Heritage Fund Suriname), Monique Pool (Green Heritage Fund Suriname)
Wednesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Molly Bartlett and Ruchi Badola
Venue
SB255
10:30
» Molly Bartlett (International Conservation Fund of Canada), Barbara Zimmerman (International Conservation Fund of Canada and Environmental Defense Fund), Susan Canney (Oxford University, Wild Foundation and International Conservation Fund of Canada), Anne Lambert (International Conservation Fund of Canada)
11:30
» Ruchi Badola (Wildlife Institute of India), Syed Ainul Hussain (Wildlife Institute of India), Pariva Dobriyal (Wildlife Institute of India), Nand Kishore Agarwal (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu), Archi Rastogi (CBD)
Wednesday
10:30 - 12:30
Special-5B
Chaired By:
Kristen Lowitt and Winston Cowie
Venue
SB165
10:30
» Kristen Lowitt (Mount Allison University), Charles Levkoe (Lakehead University), Sherry Pictou (Mount Saint Vincent University), Andrew Spring (Wilfrid Laurier University), Colleen Turlo (Ecology Action Centre), Satya Ramen (Ecology Action Centre), Chief Dean Sayers (Batchewana First Nation), Patty Williams (Food Action Research Centre, Mount Saint Vincent University)
11:30
» Winston Cowie (Environment Agency Abu Dhabi), Mohsin Al Ameri (Assistant Scientist, Fisheries. Environment Agency Abu Dhabi), Shaelene Kamakaʻala (Community Based Fisheries Area Coordinator, Hawaii), Christiana Louwa (El Molo Forum), Kevin Chang (Executive Director, Kua'āina Ulu 'Auamo, Hawaii)
Wednesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
SIlvana Baldovino and Doug Jones
Venue
McNally Auditorium
10:30
» SIlvana Baldovino (Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental), Martín Vasquez (Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental), Lizardo Cauper (Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana), Julio Cusurichi (Federación Nativa del Río Madre de Dios y Afluentes)
11:30
» Doug Jones (Te Mana Rauhī Taiao - Environmental Protection Authority), Te Taiawatea Moko-Mead (Te Mana Rauhī Taiao - Environmental Protection Authority)
Wednesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Jenny Springer and Adrienne McKeehan
Venue
SB201
10:30
» Jenny Springer (CEESP Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights), Emmanuel Nuesiri (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Kristen Walker-Painemilla (IUCN Commission on Environment, Economics, and Social Policy), Stewart Maginnis (IUCN Commission on Environment, Economics, and Social Policy), Lorena Aguilar (IUCN)
11:30
» Adrienne McKeehan (Conservation Initiative on Human Rights/ Conservation International), Alli Cruz (Conservation International)
Wednesday
10:30 - 12:30
Chaired By:
Liette Vasseur
Venue
SB160
10:30
» Liette Vasseur (Brock University), Esperanza Arnés (Biosphere Reserve Thematic Group at the Commission on Ecosystem Management), Laura Loucks (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust)
11:30
» Liette Vasseur (Brock University), Darwin Horning (University of Northern British Columbia), Pam McElwee (Rutgers University)
Wednesday
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
Venue
Loyola Conference Hall
Wednesday
12:30 - 13:00
FREE Public Showcase: The Eskasoni Mi’kmaq Dancers
Venue
Atrium Courtyard
Wednesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Janet Edmond
Venue
L171
» Alida O'Connor (The University of British Columbia), Terre Satterfield (The University of British Columbia)
» Ana Carolina Dias (University of Waterloo), Derek Armitage (University of Waterloo), Jessica Blythe (University of Waterloo), Donovan Campbell (University of West Indies), Cheryl Chan (University of Waterloo), Graham Epstein (University of Waterloo), Melissa Marschke (University of Ottawa), Prateep Nayak (University of Waterloo)
» Eleanor J. Sterling (Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History), Pua'ala Pascua (Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History)
» Maren Headley (Universidad Marista de Mérida), Juan Carlos Seijo (Universidad Marista de Mérida), Alvaro Hernández (Universidad Marista de Mérida), Alfonso Cuevas (Marist), Raul Villanueva (Universidad Marista de Mérida)
» Camila Islas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Sandrine Gouvêa (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Ana Carolina Dias (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Luciana De Araujo (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Cristiana Seixas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP))
» Shane Mahoney (Conservation Visions Inc.)
» Jean Hugé (Ghent University & Hasselt University)
Wednesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Jessica Blythe and Cheryl Chan
Venue
SB255
» Anthony Charles (Saint Mary's University and Community Conservation Research Network), Sharmalene Mendis-Millard (Saint Mary's University & CCRN)
» Typhenn Brichieri-Colombi (Calgary Zoological Society), Laura Keating (Calgary Zoological Society), Jana McPherson (Calgary Zoological Society), Donna Sheppard (Calgary Zoological Society), Axel Moehrenschlager (Calgary Zoological Society), John Mason (Nature Conservation Research Centre)
» Alice Ramos de Moraes (University of Campinas (UNICAMP)), Juliana Sampaio Farinaci (National Institute for Space Research - INPE), Cristiana Simão Seixas (University of Campinas (UNICAMP))
» David "Vic" Gillman (Chairman Fisheries Joint Management Committee, Inuvialuit Resource Committees of the Western Arctic Inuvialuit Settlement Region)
Wednesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Meher Noshirwani
Venue
SB265
» Kyle Empringham (The Starfish Canada), Tesicca Truong (CityHive / The Starfish Canada)
» Sheila Onzere (George Perkins Marsh Institute - Clark University), Natalie Elwell (George Perkins Marsh Institute - Clark University)
» Melanie Zurba (The University of Winnipeg), Ryan Bullock (The University of Winnipeg)
» Anh Pham (Center for Environment and Community Research), Ly Nguyen (Center for Environment and Community Research)
» Shirin Mukhametkadyr kyzy (Panthera Foundation in Kyrgyz Republic & Hunting and Conservation Alliance of Tajikistan)
» Nastaran Moossavi (Conservation of the Iranian Wetland Project (CIWP))
Wednesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Dawn Foxcroft and Don Hall
Venue
SB160
» Alex Latta (Wilfrid Laurier University), Dahti Tsetso (Dehcho First Nations), Robyn McLeod (Dehcho First Nations)
» Bridget Jonker (Endangered Wildlife Trust), Nkosinathi Nama (Endangered Wildlife Trust), Nicholas Armstrong (Endangered Wildlife Trust), Tanya Smith (Endangered Wildlife Trust), Sinegugu Zukulu (Conservation South Africa), Kerry Mclean (Wildlife and Environment Society South Africa)
» Scott Hecker (International Conservation Fund of Canada)
» Michael Ferguson (Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board), Jason Mikki (Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board), James Qillaq (Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board)
Wednesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
C. Julián Idrobo and Robin Reid
Venue
SB260
14:00
» C. Julián Idrobo (Universidad de los Andes), Helen Suich (Australian National University), Iain J. Davidson-hunt (University of Manitoba), Neil Dawson (University of East Anglia), Derek Johnson (University of Manitoba)
15:00
» Robin Reid (Colorado State University), Maria Fernandez-Gimenez (Colorado State University), Corrie Knapp (Western State Colorado University), Fikret Berkes (University of Manitoba), Chantsallkham Jamsranjav (Colorado State University)
Wednesday
14:00 - 17:00
Special-6B
Chaired By:
Diane Skinner and Beth Allgood
Venue
SB165
14:00
» Diane Skinner (IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group), Holly Dublin (IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group, IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group), Dilys Roe (IIED, IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group)
15:00
» Beth Allgood (International Fund for Animal Welfare), Mark Hofberg (International Fund for Animal Welfare), Anna Rathmann (Great Plains Conservation Foundation), Fernando Ochoa (Conservation Alliance for Laguna San Ignacio)
Wednesday
14:00 - 16:00
Chaired By:
Jenny Springer
Venue
SB201
14:00
» Jenny Springer (CEESP Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights), Adrienne McKeehan (Conservation Initiative on Human Rights/ Conservation International), Michael Painter (Wildlife Conservation Society), Justin Kenrick (Forest Peoples Programme)
Wednesday
16:00 - 16:30
Break
Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00
Chaired By:
Anthony Charles & Kristen Walker Painemilla
Venue
McNally Auditorium
» Anthony Charles (Saint Mary's University / Community Conservation Research Network), Kristen Walker-Painemilla (Chair, IUCN Commission on Environment, Economics, and Social Policy ( CEESP))
» Shalan Joudry (Bear River First Nation)