Fall 2023 Symposium

We're Bringing Nature Back: Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Chase Community Center, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT

The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law is pleased to announce our Fall 2023 symposium being held on November 18, 2023. The event will be held virtually and in person from with registration beginning at 8:00am and panels from 9:00am to 5:00pm in the Chase Community Center.

This year’s symposium will foster a positive, solutions-oriented dialogue around restoring natural ecosystems to fight climate change and address social challenges using nature-based solutions. This symposium will include four panels: International Implementation, Blue Carbon, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Contributions.

In addition, there will be a silent auction for the duration of the symposium, with proceeds benefiting the VLGS Animal Law Society and the White River Land Collaborative.

For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact symposium editors: 

JenniferBass@vermontlaw.edu and KatlynSchafer@vermontlaw.edu

Free and open to the public and press. CLE credits available.

Event Link:

https://www.vermontlaw.edu/vjel-2023

Schedule:

Click here for a more detailed schedule.

8:00am – Registration

8:30am – Welcome and Land Recognition Presentation

    • Welcome remarks from VJEL
    • Presenter: Rich Holschuh

9:00am – Panel 1: International Implementation

    • Moderator: Professor Yanmei Lin, Deputy Director, VLGS U.S.-Asia Partnership
    • Speakers: Zhiyu Huang, Margot Clarvis, Dr. Fabiano de Andrade Correa

10:15am – Creating Just Transition in Agriculture: The 10 Agroecology Principles

    • Presenter: Ilinca Johnson

10:30am – Panel 2: Indigenous Contributions to Climate Solutions

    • Moderator: Professor Mia Montoya Hammersley, Director, VLGS Environmental Justice Clinic
    • Speakers: Missy Crow, Rebecca Jim, Earl Hatley, Vickie Sutton

11:45am – Wetland Function of Chadwick Meadows in Sutton, New Hampshire

    • Presenter: Alexander Simoneau

12:00pm – Keynote Address

    • Keynote Speaker: Mary Wood, University of Oregon School of Law

1:40pm – A Vision for Community Based, Collaborative, and Sustainable Farming

    • Presenter: White River Land Collaborative

2:00pm – Panel 3: Biodiversity

    • Moderator: Professor Delcianna Winders, Director, VLGS Animal Law and Policy Institute and VJEL Faculty Advisor
    • Speakers: Mackenzie Landa, Jamey Fidel, Jennifer Rubis, VT Representative Amy Sheldon

3:15pm – How Municipalities Can Utilize Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Resilience

    • Presenters: Christina Ramsey, Ashton Danneels

3:30pm – Panel 4: Blue Carbon

    • Moderator: Professor Pat Parentau, VLGS Professor Emeritus
    • Speakers: Anastasia Telesetsky, Cymie Payne, Mark Ram, Adam D. Orford

4:45pm – Closing Remarks from VJEL

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