Applications for the 2010 Jill Landsberg Trust Fund Scholarship are now
open. The Ecological Society of Australia through the Jill Landsberg
Trust Fund, funds an ongoing postgraduate scholarship in the field of
Applied Ecology. Each year a grant of $6,000 will be awarded to support
the field-based research of a Postgraduate Student working in applied
ecology. The scope of research is open to terrestrial, marine and
freshwater ecology. The successful applicant is also funded to attend
ESA10, 6-10 December, in Canberra. Applications close Friday May 28
2010. For applications forms and more information:
http://ecolsoc.org.au/What%20we%20do/Endowments.html
19 April 2010
NATURE: Free Biodiversity Supplement for 2010
The journal Nature is offering free electronic access (and a free print copy) to a ‘biodiversity supplement’ for 2010, International Year of Biodiversity.
Nature have collected recent features, opinion pieces, News & Views articles and original research papers, to provide a useful snapshot of global biodiversity problems and possible solutions.
ANPC: 8th National Conference REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) 8th National Conference:
Planning conservation to achieving restoration:
A conference for everyone involved in conserving Australia's unique flora and native vegetation
28 September to 1 October 2010, Perth, WA
Early bird registration open until 28 July 2010
Call for abstracts open until 16 July 2010
Themes include:
Join ANPC now to receive a registration discount!!
For more information visit the ANPC Website:
www.anpc.asn.au/conferences/2010/
Planning conservation to achieving restoration:
A conference for everyone involved in conserving Australia's unique flora and native vegetation
28 September to 1 October 2010, Perth, WA
Early bird registration open until 28 July 2010
Call for abstracts open until 16 July 2010
Themes include:
- Conservation Planning
- Seeds and Genes for Restoration
- Engaging with Industry
- The Role of Taxonomy
- Soil Health and Restoration
- Planning for Climate Change
Join ANPC now to receive a registration discount!!
For more information visit the ANPC Website:
www.anpc.asn.au/conferences/2010/
CONFERENCE: Plants in a Human Landscape - Conservation outside Nature Reserves
The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network 2010 conference:
'Plants in a Human Landscape - Conservation Outside Nature Reserves' will be held in Christchurch Friday 8 to Sunday 10 October. A flyer about the conference can be found on the Network website at: http://nzpcn.org.nz/publications/Conference10-flyer-100326.pdf
They are currently seeking offers of papers for the nine symposia. If you would like to present a paper please email the details NOW of the proposed title and name of the relevant symposium to info@nzpcn.org.nz
'Plants in a Human Landscape - Conservation Outside Nature Reserves' will be held in Christchurch Friday 8 to Sunday 10 October. A flyer about the conference can be found on the Network website at: http://nzpcn.org.nz/publications/Conference10-flyer-100326.pdf
They are currently seeking offers of papers for the nine symposia. If you would like to present a paper please email the details NOW of the proposed title and name of the relevant symposium to info@nzpcn.org.nz
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: Call for papers special issue 'Biological Diversity'
The Editors of the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management invite offers of papers on 'Biological Diversity' for a special issue of the Journal in December 2010.
This year, 2010, is the United Nations designated International Year for Biological Diversity. In one statement, the United Nations Environment Programme said that ‘the importance of biological diversity to human society is hard to overstate. An estimated 40 percent of the global economy is based on biological products and processes. The effective use of biological diversity at all levels - (including) genes, species and ecosystems - is therefore a precondition for sustainable development’.
Papers submitted for possible publication in this special issue must follow the 'guidelines for contributors' including length limit of 6000 words (guidelines can be found on our website at www.eianz.org/publications/australasian-journal-of-environmental-management).
Papers to be presented at the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand annual conference are welcome, subject to the timelines:
This year, 2010, is the United Nations designated International Year for Biological Diversity. In one statement, the United Nations Environment Programme said that ‘the importance of biological diversity to human society is hard to overstate. An estimated 40 percent of the global economy is based on biological products and processes. The effective use of biological diversity at all levels - (including) genes, species and ecosystems - is therefore a precondition for sustainable development’.
Papers submitted for possible publication in this special issue must follow the 'guidelines for contributors' including length limit of 6000 words (guidelines can be found on our website at www.eianz.org/publications/australasian-journal-of-environmental-management).
Papers to be presented at the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand annual conference are welcome, subject to the timelines:
Abstracts or expressions of interest: please submit abstracts or expressions of interest to the Editors at ajem@uq.edu.au as soon as possible. Full manuscripts: 18 June. (This is to allow sufficient time for reviewing, revisions and production). Earlier submissions are welcome.
Enquiries: ajem@uq.edu.au or Prof. Helen Ross on 0408 195 324 (please allow time to respond as the email account is staffed part-time).
Enquiries: ajem@uq.edu.au or Prof. Helen Ross on 0408 195 324 (please allow time to respond as the email account is staffed part-time).
22 March 2010
NEW REPORT: Weedy Pasture Plants for Salinity Control: Sowing the Seeds of Destruction
The Invasive Species Council has released a report (http://www.invasives.org.au/page.php?nameIdentifier=weedypastureplantsforsalinitycontrol) detailing the environmental risks posed by invasive pasture plants being used for salinity control in southern Australia.
It also warns that one of those invasive pasture plants, Tall Wheat Grass (Lophopyrum ponticum), could become one of Victoria’s worst weeds and has the potential to invade more than half the state.”
It also warns that one of those invasive pasture plants, Tall Wheat Grass (Lophopyrum ponticum), could become one of Victoria’s worst weeds and has the potential to invade more than half the state.”
ANPC: Book reviewer wanted
CSIRO has recently published the second edition of the book Planting Wetlands and Dams: A Practical Guide to Wetland Design, Construction and Propagation, by Nick Romanowski (see http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/20/pid/6162.htm).
If you are an ANPC member and would like to write a review of this book for publication in Australasian Plant Conservation (APC), please contact the APC editor Rosemary Purdie at Rosemary.Purdie@environment.gov.au . The person who writes the reviews gets to keep the review copy.
CONSULTATION: Review of Australia's Native Vegetation Framework
Review of the Native Vegetation Framework -Public consultation period closes March 31st:
In February a public consultation draft was released of ‘Australia’s Native Vegetation Framework’, by the Commonwealth-States’ Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC).
The Framework is intended to be the national policy for achieving a reversal in the long-term decline of Australia’s native vegetation, and
an improvement in the condition of existing native vegetation.
Submissions close 5pm (AEDT) on 31 March 2010.
The consultation draft, submission templates, and FAQ sheets are at
www.environment.gov.au/land/vegetation/review/index.html, or use Free Call 1800 803 772 or email ciu@environment.gov.au.
In February a public consultation draft was released of ‘Australia’s Native Vegetation Framework’, by the Commonwealth-States’ Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC).
The Framework is intended to be the national policy for achieving a reversal in the long-term decline of Australia’s native vegetation, and
an improvement in the condition of existing native vegetation.
Submissions close 5pm (AEDT) on 31 March 2010.
The consultation draft, submission templates, and FAQ sheets are at
www.environment.gov.au/land/vegetation/review/index.html, or use Free Call 1800 803 772 or email ciu@environment.gov.au.
NEW REPORT: NSW Regional Forest Agreement released
An independent report into the implementation of three New South Wales Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) has been released by the State and Federal Governments.
The report stems from a five-yearly review of the RFAs which were signed between 1999 and 2001. The RFAs provide for the conservation of areas, for ecological sustainable forest management, and “20-year certainty” for forest industries and forest dependent communities.
The independent report made public by the two governments outlines 18 specific recommendations for consideration by the governments – a formal response will be issued in the coming months.
The Independent Assessor’s ‘Final Report on Progress with Implementation of NSW Regional Forest Agreements’ is at http://www.daff.gov.au/rfa/publications/annual-reports/nsw
The report stems from a five-yearly review of the RFAs which were signed between 1999 and 2001. The RFAs provide for the conservation of areas, for ecological sustainable forest management, and “20-year certainty” for forest industries and forest dependent communities.
The independent report made public by the two governments outlines 18 specific recommendations for consideration by the governments – a formal response will be issued in the coming months.
The Independent Assessor’s ‘Final Report on Progress with Implementation of NSW Regional Forest Agreements’ is at http://www.daff.gov.au/rfa/publications/annual-reports/nsw
ANPC: Call for articles for Australasian Plant Conservation 19 (1) Theme: Regrowth: a positive force for plant conservation
We are seeking articles for the June-August 2010 issue of Australasian Plant Conservation (APC), the bulletin of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC). This issue will be on the theme: Regrowth: a positive force for plant conservation.
It is intended that issue 19(1) will include articles about the legacy of Australia’s clearing history on regrowth today, the legal status of regrowth around the country, the ecological processes at play in regrowth, and practical advice for management. We are looking for articles about regrowth, covering for example its ecological values, threatened plant species, fauna colonization, fire management, weed management, invasive native species, transition from forestry to reserve, carbon sequestration, water quality and soil benefits, genetic founder effects, incentive programs, and community education and involvement. These are just a few of the ways in which regrowth is relevant to plant conservation and warrants focused attention. Articles on regrowth issues in South East Asia or the Pacific islands are encouraged. Articles not on this theme are also welcome.
Deadline for submissions for 19 (1) issue is 28 May 2010. Please email submissions to Dr Tom Celebrezze at tom.celebrezze@environment.nsw.gov.au. If you are intending to submit and article, please also let Tom know by 14 May. Download the author guidelines from the ANPC website: http://www.anbg.gov.au/anpc/pdffiles/APCGuideContrib.pdf
It is intended that issue 19(1) will include articles about the legacy of Australia’s clearing history on regrowth today, the legal status of regrowth around the country, the ecological processes at play in regrowth, and practical advice for management. We are looking for articles about regrowth, covering for example its ecological values, threatened plant species, fauna colonization, fire management, weed management, invasive native species, transition from forestry to reserve, carbon sequestration, water quality and soil benefits, genetic founder effects, incentive programs, and community education and involvement. These are just a few of the ways in which regrowth is relevant to plant conservation and warrants focused attention. Articles on regrowth issues in South East Asia or the Pacific islands are encouraged. Articles not on this theme are also welcome.
Deadline for submissions for 19 (1) issue is 28 May 2010. Please email submissions to Dr Tom Celebrezze at tom.celebrezze@environment.nsw.gov.au. If you are intending to submit and article, please also let Tom know by 14 May. Download the author guidelines from the ANPC website: http://www.anbg.gov.au/anpc/pdffiles/APCGuideContrib.pdf
VICTORIA: New conservation policy directions
The Victorian Government has released a White Paper on policy directions for land and biodiversity called ‘Securing our natural future’. The White paper, together with a summary and a series of fact sheets, is at http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/ (then select ‘Conservation and Environment’).
The White Paper is intended to be a long-term, strategic framework to secure the health of Victoria’s land, water and biodiversity in the face of ongoing pressures and a changing climate over the next fifty years. It has a strong emphasis on landscape connectivity, and proposes a major reorganisation of NRM structures including the current CMAs.
A critique of the White paper from Victoria Naturally Alliance (a peak non-government conservation body) is at http://www.victorianaturally.org.au/
Parallel with the Land & Biodiversity White Paper, the Victorian Government is also renewing the State’s Biodiversity Strategy. An outline of the process, and a review of the expired 1997 Strategy, are also at http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/ (then select ‘Conservation and Environment’). Regional consultation workshops have been completed and a draft of the new five-year Biodiversity Strategy is to be released for public comment ‘in 2010’.
The White Paper is intended to be a long-term, strategic framework to secure the health of Victoria’s land, water and biodiversity in the face of ongoing pressures and a changing climate over the next fifty years. It has a strong emphasis on landscape connectivity, and proposes a major reorganisation of NRM structures including the current CMAs.
A critique of the White paper from Victoria Naturally Alliance (a peak non-government conservation body) is at http://www.victorianaturally.org.au/
Parallel with the Land & Biodiversity White Paper, the Victorian Government is also renewing the State’s Biodiversity Strategy. An outline of the process, and a review of the expired 1997 Strategy, are also at http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/ (then select ‘Conservation and Environment’). Regional consultation workshops have been completed and a draft of the new five-year Biodiversity Strategy is to be released for public comment ‘in 2010’.
EPBC ACT: Call for comment on nomination of Coolibah - Black Box woodlands in NSW & Qld
The Commonwealth has issued a call for public comment on a proposal to list the ‘Coolibah - Black Box Woodlands of the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions Ecological Community’ as a Threatened Ecological Community under the EPBC Act. The nomination, and a preliminary assessment draft (including outcomes of a technical workshop) are at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/nominations-comment.html
The Commonwealth’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee welcomes the views of experts, stakeholders and the general public on the nomination and the preliminary assessment document, to further inform its assessment process. The public comment period closes on 30 April 2010.
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