Category: ROOTED

Investing in Resilience, Sustainability, and Global Collaboration

The world faces unprecedented environmental, social, and health challenges. Climate change, biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and increasing pressures on communities demand innovative solutions and collaborative action. Addressing these challenges requires more than individual efforts—it requires partnerships.

ROOTED 2026—Resilience, Outreach and One-Health, Trees, Ecology & Diversity—is an international hybrid conference bringing together environmental leaders, researchers, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders, community organizations, health professionals, educators, and sustainability advocates to advance practical solutions for a more resilient planet.

Scheduled for September 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, ROOTED serves as a pre-consultation summit leading toward the eighth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-8) in 2027. The conference will build on the success of the award winning Voices from the Afforestation Areas webinar series, which has brought together voices from around the world to discuss afforestation, biodiversity conservation, environmental stewardship, ethical human-animal relationships, and ecosystem resilience. Support now via Zeffy

Why Corporate Sponsorship Matters

Corporate sponsors play a vital role in creating opportunities for knowledge sharing, innovation, and collective action. By supporting ROOTED 2026, organizations help ensure that important environmental and social conversations continue to grow and reach wider audiences.

Sponsorship demonstrates a commitment to environmental responsibility, community engagement, and sustainable development. It aligns organizations with meaningful initiatives that promote healthier ecosystems, stronger communities, and a more resilient future.

Benefits of Sponsoring ROOTED

Position Your Organization as a Sustainability Leader

ROOTED provides sponsors with a unique opportunity to demonstrate leadership in environmental stewardship, biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and community well-being. Supporting the conference sends a clear message that your organization values sustainability and is committed to creating positive change.

Connect with Influential Leaders and Changemakers

Sponsors gain visibility among a diverse audience of environmental experts, researchers, government representatives, Indigenous leaders, community organizations, educators, and industry professionals. ROOTED creates opportunities to establish valuable relationships and collaborate with those shaping environmental policy and practice.

Support the One Health Approach

The conference embraces the One Health philosophy, recognizing the interconnectedness of human health, animal welfare, and ecosystem health. Sponsors help advance discussions and initiatives that promote integrated solutions benefiting both people and the planet.

Strengthen ESG and Corporate Social Responsibility Goals

ROOTED aligns closely with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities. Sponsorship provides a tangible demonstration of your organization’s commitment to sustainability, diversity, inclusion, education, and community engagement.

Increase Brand Visibility

Sponsors receive recognition through conference marketing campaigns, social media promotion, event materials, speaker sessions, networking opportunities, and post-event communications. The hybrid format expands audience reach beyond geographic boundaries, increasing exposure and impact.

Creating a Legacy of Impact

ROOTED is more than a conference. It is a growing movement dedicated to fostering collaboration, amplifying overlooked voices, and advancing sustainable solutions through collective action.

Your sponsorship helps:

• Support global conversations on biodiversity, climate resilience, and ecosystem restoration.

• Elevate community-driven and Indigenous perspectives.

• Promote education, innovation, and knowledge exchange.

• Strengthen cross-sector collaboration between environment, health, and community sectors.

• Contribute to discussions that inform future environmental priorities and international dialogue.

• Inspire the next generation of environmental leaders and changemakers.

Join Us in Building a More Resilient Future

The challenges facing our world require bold partnerships and shared commitment. By sponsoring ROOTED 2026, your organization becomes part of an international effort to advance resilience, outreach, One Health principles, ecological stewardship, and sustainable development.

Together, we can strengthen ecosystems, empower communities, foster innovation, and create lasting positive impact for future generations.

ROOTED 2026

Resilience, Outreach and One-Health, Trees, Ecology & Diversity

Growing partnerships. Advancing solutions. Building a resilient future.

Reaching Out for Overlooked Topics in Ecology and Development

A collaboration between UNEP, Animal People Inc., Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas, WESH and TAIBU Community Health Centre

Addresses:

Part SE 23-36-6 – Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area – 241 Township Road 362-A

Part SE 23-36-6 – SW Off-Leash Recreation Area (Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area ) – 355 Township Road 362-A

S ½ 22-36-6 Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (West of SW OLRA) – 467 Township Road 362-A

NE 21-36-6 “George Genereux” Afforestation Area – 133 Range Road 3063

Coming soon the Clavet Memorial Healing Forest honouring the Humboldt Broncos

Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area or

Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot

Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com

Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map

Where is the George Genereux Urban Regional Park (Afforestation Area)?with map

Pinterest richardstbarbeb

Blogger: FriendsAfforestation

Tumblr friendsafforestation.tumblr.comFacebook Group Page: Users of the George Genereux Urban Regional Park

Facebook: StBarbeBaker Afforestation Area

Facebook for the non profit Charity Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. FriendsAreas

Facebook group page : Users of the St Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

Facebook: South West OLRA

Reddit: FriendsAfforestation

BlueSky Social

Mix: friendsareas

YouTube

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Please help protect / enhance your afforestation areas, please contact the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. (e-mail / e-transfers )

Donate your old vehicle, here’s how!  

Support using Canada Helps

Support via a recycling bottle donation and Join the plastic-recycle challenge!

United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

• Use the UN Decade’s Visual Identity 
• Make it your own
• Spread the word about the UN Decade 
• Let’s Bring Back Forests
• Let’s Green Our Cities

““Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause. Stand firm, grip hard, thrust upward. Bend to the winds of heaven..”Richard St. Barbe Baker