2021 Research eSummit (archive)

2021 Research eSummit

2021 Research eSummit Legacy Page

The Canadian Parks Collective for Innovation and Leadership (CPCIL)—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.

Alternatively, search eSummit recordings and other resources by topic through the CPCIL resource page and knowledge base.

2021 Summit Participants

190 registered participants
55 student or NGO participants
33 live presentations
13 ePosters
4 plenary sessions

Shawnithan! Thank You!

The CPCIL 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.

Research Summit + First Thursday Webinar Series

The Selection Committee received so many excellent submissions we extended the Research Summit into the monthly CPCIL First Thursday Webinar Series. Join us on the first non-holiday Thursday of each month at 1pm Eastern.

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2021 Summit Recap

Read all about the 2021 PanCanadian Parks and Protected Areas Research Virtual Summit.

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Summit Forums

Participate in the Virtual Summit Forums and connect with participants, even if you weren’t there.

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Plenary Sessions

Ecological Corridors and Networks: Key Ingredients for Enduring Conservation

Towards Reconciliation: 10 Calls to Action to Natural Scientists Working In Canadian Protected Areas

Blurring the Boundaries: A Panel on Understanding, Valuing and Supporting the Ocean and Coastal Community Well-Being

The State of Parks-Related Knowledge Mobilization in Canada: Cases from Alberta, BC and Ontario

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Concurrent Sessions

Characterization of Light Pollution in Quebec’s National Parks and the Potential Candidacy of Parks as International Dark Sky Parks

Teaching Visitors How to Be ‘Bison Wise’ and ‘Bear Aware’: Best Practices and Lessons in Social Science for Behaviour Change

Democratization of Spatial Planning for Conservation Under Climate Change

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Rapid Talks

Community-Based Biodiversity Monitoring in the Northwest Territories

Ecological and Conservation Monitoring for ECCC Protected Areas

Investigating the Role of Attitudes, Worldview, Emotions, and Knowledge Gain Through Environmental Interpretation on Behavioural Intentions of Park Visitors

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ePosters

Modélisation multi-agent de la navigation de plaisance visant à réduire les impacts envers les bélugas du St. Laurent

Ecology and Distribution of Eastern Waterfan (Peltigera Hydrothyria) in Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Park Salmon Recovery

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Regional Task Groups

During the CPCIL PanCanadian Parks and Protected Areas Research Summit, participants built on the recommendation of the 2019 design workshop to facilitate and support existing interdisciplinary landscape level/regional connections among researchers, practitioners, knowledge holders, and community members.

Groups used MURAL boards (below) to identify and post as many researchers, decision-makers, knowledge holders, partners, etc. as they could who were involved in knowledge production and evidence-based decision making for parks and protected areas.

Use the MURAL board to determine which research, knowledge and evidence-based decision making relationships are the most important for your region to focus on.