Tag: Conservation

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Abstract The precautionary principle is Principle 15 of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. It states that “Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation”. Despite Australia being a leader in adopting the precautionary principle, there is …

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I initiated, organised, and convened the 2002 Southern Queensland Biodiversity Conference, which addressed the themes of biodiversity planning, weed threats to biodiversity, conservation and restoration efforts, and people and biodiversity. It was followed by a biodiversity skills course.

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I initiated, organised, and convened the 2001 Southern Queensland Biodiversity Recovery Conference, which asked: “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?”

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I prepared the comprehensive Gatton Shire Biodiversity Strategy in 2000, drawing on the recommendations of the National R&D Program on Rehabilitation, Management and Conservation of Remnant Vegetation to advance innovative win-win solutions to benefit both biodiversity and the landholders and community of Gatton Shire.

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I led the coordination of the Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills project in 1998-99. The project was acclaimed for the way in which it engaged the multiple knowledges of the community and other stakeholders in planning for the complex land use and management issues faced by one of the largest remaining areas of mostly continuous bushland in south-east Queensland.

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I initiated, wrote, compiled, and published the first three issues of South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery News in 1997-98 to provide updates on the initiation of one of Australia’s first multi-species recovery planning projects, the South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Project.

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I initiated, organised, and convened conference the 1998 WWF South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Conference, which brought together a wide range of stakeholders to share their knowledge of rainforest conservation issues and the range of recovery work underway. One of Australia’s first multi-species recovery planning projects was subsequently initiated.

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