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Third Biennial Conference on the Fate of the Earth, Prepared for Environment Canada, and held at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, during 4–8 June 1986

This Conference on the Fate of the Earth surpassed the organizers' greatest expectations. Over 1,000 people participated, including 800 registered participants of whom some 200 were speakers; there were also resource people, volunteers, and assorted others, approximately 80% of the participants being Canadians. At least 400 people attended Conference-sponsored public events, while on top of this number were another ca 400 who attended across-Canada pre-conference regional workshops in Victoria, Whitehorse, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Fredricton, Halifax, and St John's. The impact on the Canadian Environmental Movement cannot be overestimated. Environment Week kits were widely disseminated among the participants. Where plenary sessions and panels looked at the connections between environment, development, and justice issues, workshops and informal meetings allowed in-depth discussion of Canada's environmental concerns in relation to those in other countries. The 'cross pollination' was extensive and effective, and we believe that The Movement will be strengthened by it. As a result of the Conference, many participants stated that they had experienced a change in perception. This changed perception led people who are active in the peace and development movements to understand more fully the interrelatedness of what we called 'planetary ecology'. For instance, at the closing plenary session Tandi Nkwani, a featured speaker, stated that as a student from Montreal and a peace activist she valued the Conference most for what it had taught her about the Canadian environment and the need and opportunities to work for environmental protection. The Conference provided unprecedented opportunities for networking, and, as planned, we found a general commitment to keep the process going. As a follow-up, all registrants are being sent a full listing of the Conference participants, with a breakdown of their areas of interest and experience. Also, Conference proceedings, in the forms of audio or video tapes and some verbatim transcripts, are now available and are being advertised internationally. The public fora were just as successful as the Conference proper. Environment Day on June 5th, from the opening plenary session through to the public forum—'People For a Change'—was a sell-out, with large numbers attending all sessions. The public forum featured many celebrated and well-respected international figures from the environmental movement. Speakers included Dr Noel Brown, Director of the United Nations Environment Programme's office in New York, and Nobel Laureate Professor George Wald, of Harvard University, the speeches being well received by the over 400 people in attendance. (It should be noted that this session was planned for the general public, and that most Conference participants were attending workshops which were being held simultaneously.)