CLRA Atlantic 2025 Fall Symposium

Université Mount Allison

By Canadian Land Reclamation Association Atlantic Chapter

Theme: Returning to Roots – Rebuilding and Reclaiming What Has Been Lost

About the Event:

2025 has been discussed as the “Year of Reclamation”—a pivotal moment to focus on restoring natural systems, rebuilding ecosystems, and reclaiming lands that have been lost or neglected. This is a year when climate action is urgent, with businesses, communities, and governments accelerating efforts towards net-zero emissions and addressing climate change impacts.

Restoration of natural ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, and coastal areas plays a crucial role in both biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.

The Atlantic Chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association invites you to join us for our Fall 2025 Reclamation Symposium in Sackville, New Brunswick on October 16th, 2025.

Symbiosis: Creating Interrelationships Towards Environmental Action

Kingswood Resort, Hanwell, NB (near Fredericton)

When a relationship exists between different species allowing the collaboration between the species to the advantage of  either one or both parties, it is called 
symbiosis.

The Climate Change Adaptation Collaborative, Children's Environmental Health Collaborative, and Sustainability Education Alliance—collaboratives under the NBEN—aim to explore this type of relationship and see how, together, we can symbiotically drive environmental action.

This conference will offer:

• live interpretation between French and English
• a catered lunch and health breaks with coffee, teas, and snacks
• a great array of speakers, workshop hosts and guides
• opportunities for networking and creating space for future collaboration

See the draft Agenda below for details on sessions, followed by Speaker Biographies.  (Nb. the agenda and speaker list will continue to be updated as sessions are confirmed.)

This event is offering a one day registration fee if you can only attend one of the two days.  

Registration Fee Structure:

Single Day:	Full Conference:
General Admission: $80, NBEN Members: $70, NBEN Associates: $70, NBEN Indigenous Groups: $70, Students: $60	General Admission: $145, NBEN Members: $125, NBEN Associates: $125 NBEN Indigenous Groups: $125, Students: $105

Nb. There is an Early Bird discount of $10 until October 2nd.

What If: We had food sovereign campuses

Online

By Food For All NB

For this episode of the "What If" series, Food For All NB is joined by Erik Chevrier, accomplished researcher, social activist, and professor at Concordia University. We'll learn about the role of campus-community food systems within the global food system, how to build food sovereignty on campus, and much more!

Implementation Insights in the Forestry Sector

Online

Join The Climate Risk Institute for a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities of advancing adaptation implementation in Canada’s natural resource sectors.

The Climate Risk Institute is proud to host an inaugural webinar series to mark the official launch of Advancing Implementation in Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors — a free, online peer learning community dedicated to advancing climate change adaptation implementation in practice. As the group’s first offering, the series provides a unique opportunity for professionals across forestry, mining and energy sectors to both share their own experiences and learn from others’ real-world approaches to adaptation implementation.