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Conference overview
Three themes of this conference were the progress that’s been made in recent years in achieving landscape scale restoration, the enormity of the challenges, and the promise of a ‘turbo-charged’ carbon future. Case studies of successful restoration efforts suggested several principles, introduced by the keynote speakers and reinforced by presentations throughout the conference. These were the importance of considering social and institutional as well as biophysical aspects of restoration, the value of partnerships between the private and public sectors, identifying mechanisms for change, and establishing clear value propositions for those in a position to act. Despite this, the lack of evidence of any net impact of restoration efforts at continental scale and the challenges presented by climate change had the potential to overwhelm any sense of success at local and regional scale. However two factors offered significant hope. The growth of the private sector as owners and managers of a significant private conservation estate, and the emergence of carbon markets. A message from several speakers was that we need a bold vision for the transformation of Australia’s landscapes and new alliances with some unfamiliar partners in industry and commerce to take advantage of these emerging opportunities.
History
Publication title
ProceedingsEditors
Don't KnowPagination
2-5Department/School
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)Publisher
Greening AustraliaPlace of publication
Greening Australia websiteEvent title
Veg Futures: Australia's national vegetation conference 08Event Venue
Toowoomba, QueenslandDate of Event (Start Date)
2008-10-20Date of Event (End Date)
2008-10-23Repository Status
- Restricted