Humans are causing large changes to the ecology of the earth. Industrial development and agriculture are changing landscapes. Carbon emissions to the atmosphere are changing climates. Nowhere on earth are changes to climate having more drastic effects on ecosystems and human cultures than in the north.

Circumpolar caribou and reindeer populations are declining with huge consequences for indigenous peoples of the north, motivating our use of caribou in the conference logo.

Developing conservation strategies to cope with our changing planet is arguably the greatest challenge facing today’s world and its biodiversity

The logo is the result of the active collaboration of the 2010 Steering Committee (led by Dr. Mark Boyce of the University of Alberta) and SCB Executive office (Design: Autumn-Lynn Harrison, SCB Senior Designer)