Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The 2010 Bateman Lecture

The Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communications Program of the School of Environment and Sustainability and the Bateman Centre for Environmental Education and Communication

The 2010 Bateman Lecture - STRIKING THE BALANCE: THE CHALLENGES FACING THOSE SEEKING TO PROTECT NATURE

Protecting nature is a vital task filled with conflict, ethical tension, politics, burnout and great rewards. To be a success it is essential that one work with a full range of partners, oftentimes with sectors or individuals that don’t share or respect your interests. How does one rise above these dilemmas to get the job done, yet at the same time retain one’s dignity and integrity? This lecture will explore the world of conservation, environmental non-profits, the role of science, the importance of language and the necessity of hope as society manoeuvres through this challenging and important time on earth.

The 2010 Bateman Lecture will be presented by Mr. Bob Peart.

Bob Peart has spent his life in the world of conservation. Bob was the Executive Director of the BC chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) from 2000-2003. Prior to working at CPAWS, Bob was a Special Project Negotiator with the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, focusing on Clayoquot Sound and the Chilcotin regions of British Columbia. In the early 90s Bob was Chief of Staff for Cabinet Ministers with the BC Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and was Executive Director of the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC in the late 80s. Bob also has a strong interest in the museum world and from 1985-1988 was Assistant Director at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. Prior to that he spent 10 years in Ontario and Saskatchewan in various federal government positions with the Canadian Wildlife Service and Parks Canada.

For the past thirty-five years Bob has volunteered for numerous conservation groups at the regional, provincial, national and international level - in particular the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. Currently Bob is Chair of the Child and Nature Alliance, a Senior Associate with the Children and Nature Network and an Honorary Board member of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Grasslands Conservation Council of BC. Bob also serves on the board of The Kesho Trust, the Young Naturalist Association of BC, IUCN's Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative, the Elders Council for Parks in BC and the Fraser Basin Council.

In 2008 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to conservation and environmental education Bob Peart was awarded Canada's most prestigious conservation award, the J.B. Harkin Medal.

Bob is a registered professional biologist, has a Masters Degree in Education, and has completed formal training in Dispute Resolution at the Justice Institute in Vancouver. He has been an avid outdoors person ever since he was a kid --- he particularly enjoys hiking, backpacking, kayaking and bird watching.
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The 2010 Bateman Lecture will be presented at Royal Roads University on the evening of August 10 from 7:00-9:00 PM. The lecture is open to members of the public and to faculty and students at Royal Roads University. The Bateman Lectures, which were inaugurated in 2005 by Robert Bateman, recognizes the special relationship between Robert Bateman, the Bateman family and Royal Roads University, a relationship embodied in the Bateman Centre for Environmental Education and the Arts. In 2010 Robert Bateman will be presented with the degree of Doctor of Laws, honora causa, at the Royal Roads University Spring Convocation.

Special Lecture Presentation:

The Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communications Program of the School of Environment and Sustainability and the Bateman Centre for Environmental Education and Communication

Special Lecture Presentation: Transforming Canada’s Forestry Sector - The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement: Collaboration and Partnership; the 21st Century Business Model

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and nine leading environmental organizations, unveiled an unprecedented agreement on May 18, 2010 that applies to 72 million hectares of public forests licensed to FPAC members. The Agreement, when fully implemented, will conserve significant areas of Canada’s Boreal Forest, protect threatened woodland caribou and provide a competitive market edge for participating companies.

This world-leading collaborative Agreement sets Canada’s forest industry apart from the rest of the world, and clearly signifies a paradigm shift in 21st century business practices. This Agreement ultimately provides others in Canada and around the globe with the opportunity to learn how to develop, and structure, a collaborative approach to finding solutions that meet both environmental and economic objectives.

Presenters will review the two year process of collaborative negotiations, and discuss the implementation objectives that encompass a “whole-cloth” approach to managing the interwoven aspects of the global environment and the economy.

Speakers:

Avrim Lazar is President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada, since Jan. 1, 2002. He also chaired the National Business Association Roundtable and is the Past-President of the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA). Mr. Lazar has held senior policy positions in the government of Canada in the Ministries of Justice, Agriculture, Environment and Human Resource Development. During this period he was responsible for national policy in areas as diverse as climate change, biodiversity, child poverty, employment insurance and labour force training.

Mr. Lazar was Chair of the Committee of the Whole of the Second UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1995. Mr. Lazar taught high school in Vancouver and Zambia from 1969 to 1973. Over the years, Mr. Lazar has given many courses in the graduate studies programs at the University of Ottawa and Carleton
University. Mr. Lazar holds degrees in science and education, including a B.Sc (1968) from McGill University, a B.Ed (1970) and a PhEd in Ed (1976) from the University of Ottawa.

Mr. Lazar has four children.

Lorne Johnson has fifteen years of experience in multi-stakeholder consultation, facilitation and consensus building working with resource industries, government, NGOs, local communities and First Nations. Lorne successfully coordinated the development of regional and national corporate social responsibility standards for Canada’s forest sector for the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) international eco-labelling system between 1996 and 2005. More recently, Lorne led World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) government relations efforts in Ottawa representing the organization on a diversity of files including climate change, oceans management and energy policy. Lorne has a track record of proactively helping industry, government and NGOs find practical solutions to sustainability challenges. Lorne holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University, and a Masters of Science, Forestry, from the University of Toronto. He is now a Principal in the Boxfish Consulting Group and is based in Ottawa.
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The presentation is sponsored by the Royal Roads University, School of Environment and Sustainability and the Bateman Centre for Environmental Education and the Arts as part of the annual Robert Bateman Lecture Series.

Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Time: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Place: Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC.