eSummit 2022
PanCanadian Parks and Protected Areas Research Network
2022 Research eSummit Legacy Page
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective (CPPCL), with support from Parks Canada and the Canadian Parks Council, hosted a Virtual Research Summit. By holding a virtual event, we decreased our carbon footprint, increased accessibility for participants, and supported social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plenary sessions and at least one concurrent session were offered with simultaneous French/English interpretation. Recordings are available below on this page.
200 registered participants
5 plenary sessions
10 concurrent sessions
13 rapid talks
Shawnithan!
Thank you!
The CPPCL team is grateful for Gùdia – Mary Jane Johnson – Lhu’ààn Mân Ku Dań Elder who opened the Summit to help us be ready to hear different perspectives, and closed the Summit with thoughtful and hopeful words to fulfill the commitment of Reconciliation in conservation.
Parks Canada is a founding partner of the Parks and Protected Areas Research Network

Plenary Sessions
Concurrent Sessions
Rapid Talks
Research Network Group
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Selection Committee
The CPPCL Parks and Protected Areas Research Network Virtual Research Summit warmly thanks the selection committee for compiling a diverse and captivating schedule of presentations to help make this event informative and engaging.

Allison Bishop
Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership

AJ Wray
Doctoral Student, Geography & Environment Research Assistant, ParkSeek Canada Human Environments Analysis Lab

Briana Hamilton
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective

Chris Lemieux
Wilfred Laurier University and Canadian Council on Ecological Areas

Christine Persohns
Parks Canada

CJ Blye
Instructor, Recreation Management Program Health and Human Performance

Connie Van der Byl
Academic Director, Insttitute for Environmental Sustainability Associate Professor, Bisset School of Business

Craig Paulson
Recreation Section Head Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Delano Lewis
Black Field Scientist

Peter Larivière
Special Advisor
Indigenous Affairs Branch

Don Carruthers Den Hoed
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia

Erica Flora D'souza
Independent Tourism Consultant and Strategist

Garry Donaldson
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada

Ebany Carratt
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective

Heather Knowles
City of Edmonton

Jessica Elliott
Yukon Parks and Canadian Council on Ecological Areas

Kathie Adare
Transition Manager
Canadian Parks Council

Mkhabela Masuku
Development Officer
Town of Norman Wells

Olaf Jensen
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada

Pam Shaw
Research Director
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute
Vancouver Island University

Paul F. Wilkinson
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University

Peter Soroye
PhD Student

Samantha Knight
Program Manager
Weston Family Science
Nature Conservancy of Canada

Sonya Jakubec
Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Health, Community and Education

Tara Sharma
Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation, Parks Canada

Victoria MacPhail
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University