To comply with the Alberta health requirements for social distancing to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus we are offering our presentations online via the “zoom” platform. The Canadian Institute of Resources Law (CIRL) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary invites you to the following free, online workshop:

Protecting Alberta's Parks?

Over the last 30 years Canada has committed to meeting increasingly ambitious international goals for protected areas, a key tool in the conservation of biodiversity. Provincial parks and protected areas are an important component that will determine how well Canada performs in the future.

Alberta’s parks system is decades old and encompasses areas from large wildlands to roadside campgrounds. This talk will examine the history and makeup of Alberta’s parks and consider how well the system is suited to our emerging biodiversity challenges.

This workshop will conclude with a Q and A session for registered participants

Instructions on how to access the virtual event will be available on Eventbrite following registration and emailed to registrants one day prior to the event.

Dave Poulton will be the presenter:

Dave Poulton is Director of the Alberta Land Institute at the University of Alberta and Principal of Poulton Environmental Strategies Inc. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Political Science (U of C), and an LL.B. (Dalhousie) and LL.M. (U of C). From 1999 to 2008 he led the Southern Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and has been involved in an excessive number of government consultations on biodiversity protection and land use planning.

Any questions on the topic may be sent to cirl@ucalgary.ca

***THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE ALBERTA LAW FOUNDATION***