Join Wildlands League Executive Director, Janet Sumner, for an engaging session on what it’s like to be an environmentalist. Learn more at: Wildlands League.
Janet Sumner has been the Executive Director Wildlands League since 2003, one of Canada’s pre-eminent conservation organizations giving voice to Canada’s nature to make sure at least half of the country is protected forever for all our kids, for climate and for the planet. In 2017, Janet was appointed co-chair of the National Advisory Panel (NAP) with a mandate to provide recommendations on how to protect 17% of Canada’s terrestrial lands and inland waters by 2020; and, in 2019 Janet was appointed the Special Representative on Nature for Canada.
Janet is an expert negotiator, strategist and communicator with considerable policy reform experience. She also has a long history working with industries, including ISO 14001 standards, oil & gas engagement, mining companies and forestry giants. Janet is an expert negotiator who creates a clear path to solutions through some of the most intractable environmental dilemmas today. Can we save the old growth, can we bring species back, how does it all fit with climate change?
Janet brings to life the environmental challenges facing our planet with examples and experiences from her travels across Canada.
