The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) is seeking articles for the December 2011 – February 2012 issue of Australasian Plant Conservation (APC). The issue will be on the theme ‘Monitoring and plant conservation’. Monitoring is an important aspect of plant conservation work, providing data to assess changes over time and allowing people to make informed decisions about management practices, and make changes to those practices if necessary. In this issue ANPC wants to look at the objectives of monitoring, what should be monitored and how, and how we can keep monitoring simple but effective. ANPC is particularly interested to receive articles related to specific examples of effective monitoring of the outcomes of on-ground plant conservation activities, monitoring vegetation condition, and long-term monitoring, and to learn of the insights/lessons for those about to embark on their first monitoring program.
General articles not on the theme are also welcome. Articles generally should not exceed 1200 words and authors are encouraged to submit two or three high resolution images to illustrate their article. ANPC also welcomes book reviews; titles of interesting recent publications or resources, and where they can be found; conference, workshop, course and fieldwork announcements; and details of relevant publications, information resources and websites.
Deadline for submissions for the December 2011 – February 2012 issue is Friday 11 November 2011. If you are intending to submit an article or wish to discuss possibilities, please contact the Editor, Selga Harrington, by 28 October. Your final article must be submitted to Selga by email at selga.harrington@gmail.com
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges region is one of Australia’s 15 National Biodiversity Hotspots (along with Kangaroo Island). It contains nationally significant vegetation communities and over 90 fauna species and nearly 300 flora species, many listed as threatened at a State or National level and some species or sub-species that are endemic to the region. The region is also home to over one million people residing in both urban and rural areas. The new report ‘Informing Biodiversity Conservation for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Region South Australia’ sets conservation targets and actions at a variety of biological and spatial scales, based on a series of analyses using the best available data. To download the report and associated maps and fact sheets visit Informing Biodiversity Conservation for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Region South Australia.
Decision Point is the monthly magazine of the Applied Environmental Decision Analysis research hub (AEDA) and presents articles, views and ideas on environmental decision making, biodiversity, conservation planning and monitoring. The July 2010 issue of Decision Point is now available and it promises to provoke a bit of discussion on our National Reserve System. Should we trade in the bits that aren’t performing that well? Does it adequately protect our wilderness? Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
I prepared a Land and Environmental Management Plan (LEMP) for the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (S.S.A.A.) Lockyer Branch Inc. to support their development application for a Shooting Range in Gatton Shire. 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 led a three-person team in coordinating the Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills project in 1998-99. From its inception, the project sought to be different. The Helidon Hills represents a microcosm of the issues currently facing NRM planners all over Australia and internationally. These relate to the management of change across a broad front including industry development, conservation, natural resource management, community access to resources, cultural heritage, infrastructure development and tourism potential. The impact of any of these changes in the Helidon Hills area had the potential to significantly disrupt the rich heritage that is woven into the fabric of community and family life in the area, not to mention the threat to livelihood. Read the rest of this entry »