Annual BPG Business Meeting and Program
The 51st annual AIC conference was held in Jacksonville, Florida, May 16-20, 2023.
Conservation in the Age of Environmental, Social, and Economic Climate Change
Rising global temperatures, international conflicts, political shifts that threaten to erase hard won rights, and a fragile and unbalanced economy. These are some of the issues our organization, our field, and we as individuals are facing right now, and they may seem overwhelming, but as the activist and historian Rebecca Solnit said, “Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act.” Conservation is an inherently hopeful pursuit. We hope through our actions to preserve the legacy of humanity for future generations. We hope through our research and collaborative efforts with source communities to tell richer, more nuanced stories of individuals and cultures. Conservation is also an active pursuit involving treatment, surveys, monitoring, research, development of site use plans, outreach, advocacy, education, and a myriad of other activities.
Information specific to BPG's activities at previous Annual Meetings – both program presentations and business material – can be accessed below.