Programme
Canada's Environmental Future - McGill School of Environment Symposium 2013
9:15–9:30 Welcome
Anthony Ricciardi – McGill School of Environment and Redpath Museum, McGill University
9:30–10:05 Emerging Issues for Northern Lakes: The Increasing Threat of Multiple Stressors at
a Time of Reduced Oversight in Canada
Norman Yan – Department of Biology, York University
10:05–10:40 Current and Future Environmental Challenges for Canada’s Oceans
Boris Worm – Department of Biology, Dalhousie University
10:40–11:00 Coffee break
11:00–11:35 Biological Invasions and Biosecurity
Anthony Ricciardi – McGill School of Environment and Redpath Museum, McGill University
11:35–12:10 Anticipated Global Climate Changes and Impacts for Canada
Damon Matthews – Department of Geography, Planning and Environment , Concordia University
12:10–1:00 Lunch
1:00–1:35 The Future of Agriculture in Canada
Navin Ramankutty – Department of Geography, McGill University
1:35–2:10 Challenges Facing the Canadian Boreal Forest (and for Society Relying Upon It...)
Jean-Sébastien Landry – Department of Geography, McGill University
2:10–2:45 Coping with Environmental Surprise: Adaptations and Precautions in a Complex World
Elena Bennett – McGill School of Environment and Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University
2:45–3:20 Canada and Ecological Sustainability
Bill Freedman – Department of Biology, Dalhousie University
3:20–4:00 Open panel discussion