The Water Resources and Freshwater Biodiversity adaptation network brings together Australia’s top water scientists with interests and skills in water resources and freshwater biodiversity, and the implications of climate change. There is an urgent need to understand the risks to Australia’s surface and groundwater resources and freshwater biodiversity due to climate change (in the context of other pressures) as well as the technical and policy interventions that will be required to meet future human water needs without further degrading freshwater ecosystems and the important natural assets and values they provide. The network is coordinated by the the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF).
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and the National Environmental Law Association of Australia (NELA) National Conference will be a unique opportunity to hear challenging presentations on the politics of preserving the world’s biodiversity for future generations. An exciting program has been developed featuring speakers from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. To find out more visit 2010 NELA National Conference: The Politics of Biodiversity.
The aims of this Conference – to be held in the International Year of Biodiversity, and on the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) – are to challenge ecologists, and to inspire them. A series of themes will focus on the challenges that will be faced by Australian ecosystems over the next 50 years, and the way that our science will need to adapt to meet these challenges. We will take a long term perspective of ecology in Australia and engender a sense of urgency to consider how ecologists can provide solutions to those problems with which we are now familiar, and those on the horizon. To find out more visit ESA 2010 Annual Conference.
With the theme “Planning conservation to achieving restoration”, the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) 8th National Conference (Perth 28 Sep – 1 Oct 2010) is a conference for everyone involved in conserving Australia’s unique flora and native vegetation. Read the rest of this entry »
Inspired by the 1998 WWF SEQ Rainforest Recovery Conference and the SEQ Rainforest Recovery Cross Regional Implementation Program (SEQRRCRIP), the 2007 Queensland Rainforest Forum also had the theme “Recovering Rainforest”. The 2007 Forum attracted over 260 delegates and asked “Ten years on from the WWF Conference, what have we achieved and where should our current efforts be focused?” Read the rest of this entry »
The 2002 Southern Queensland Biodiversity Conference addressed the themes of biodiversity planning, weed threats to biodiversity, conservation and restoration efforts, and people and biodiversity and was followed by a biodiversity skills course. Read the rest of this entry »
How do we maximise the ability of Regional Vegetation Management Plans (RVMPs) process, the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAPSWQ), Natural Heritage Trust Stage Two (NHT2) and other key processes and initiatives to deliver biodiversity conservation outcomes? How do we make sure the science is right? What gaps still exist? Who will fill these gaps, and how and when? These were the questions asked by the 2001 Southern Queensland Biodiversity Recovery Conference, which brought together over 100 key biodiversity decision-makers at local, regional, State and National level. Read the rest of this entry »
I initiated, organised and convened the 2000 South-East Queensland Biodiversity Recovery Conference, which had the theme Taking Biodiversity Conservation “From Vision to Reality”. Held at the University of Queensland Gatton Campus from 21-26 October 2000, the conference brought together almost 100 participants with the common objective of saving South-East Queensland’s declining biodiversity. Presentations covered the full spectrum of biodiversity conservation activities and issues in South-East Queensland, from regional-level planning to on-ground action on individual properties. Read the rest of this entry »