Restore Regenerate Revegetate Conference 2017
A Conference on Restoring Ecological Processes, Ecosystems and Landscapes in a Changing World
University of New England
Armidale
New South Wales, Australia
Videos of conference presentations may be viewed under each of the sessions below.
Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|
David Carr | |
David Freudenberger | |
Greg Siepen | Lessons learned for large-scale biodiversity tree planting projects |
Kylie Freebody | Rainforest revegetation techniques used in the Australian tropical uplands for conservation outcomes |
Sharon Brown | Improving the success of direct seeding on the Northern Tablelands |
Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|
Dianne Brown | Beyond the Biophysical – the Jaliigirr Biodiversity Alliance Model |
Sebastian Burgess | Designing wildlife connections across the Tasmanian biodiversity hotspot |
Andrew Baker | |
David Milledge | |
Kylie Durant | |
Michael Drielsma | Restoring ecological integrity – the whole or some of the parts? |
| Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|
| James Val | Grazing reinforces the competitive exclusion of small- bodied birds by aggressive miners |
| Josh Dorrough | Grazing management for biodiversity conservation |
| Peter Ampt | Grazing eco-innovators: are they regenerative? |
| Rachel Lawrence | Potential for improved biodiversity and production outcomes with strategic resting of grazing livestock: a review |
| Sarah McDonald | Grazing for conservation in semi-arid Australia |
| Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|
| Ian Oliver | Predicting vegetation restoration outcomes for biodiversity offsetting |
| Mark Bachmann | From illegal clearance to restoration reserve - the story of Eaglehawk Waterhole |
| Martine Maron | Policy drivers for restoration: does it matter why we’re doing it? |
| Francesca Andreoni | Seeing the wood for the trees |
| Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|
| Andrew Watson | Working with nature to improve both the environment and farm profitability |
| Bruce Gardiner | Ecosystem services and profitability in grazing systems |
| Chris Nadolny | Restoration: a personal journey |
| Gordon Williams | Cost-effective revegetation and biodiversity restoration |
| Jessica Stingemore | Don't beat around the bush |
| Michael Taylor | Silviculture Lab 504 – The war on ‘dieback’ and ongoing experiments |
| Mick Webb | Habitat restoration of localised threatened species (Newry Golden Wattle and Moonee Quassia) |
| Nick Reid | Wool growers and on-farm biodiversity: reflections on Land, Water and Wool, ten years on |
| Sonia Williams | Enabling "restoration, repair and revegetation" - the role of Landcare |
| Tim Wright | Regeneration and Resilience in agriculture, ‘Lana’, Uralla, NSW |
| Francesca Andreoni | Allies and partners. Breaking down the “greenies vs farmers” divide |
| Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|
| Cate Paull | Maximising on-farm rewards by removing weeds and replacing with native plants |
| David Johnson | Forb responses to environmental variables: how are they moderated by species origin and lifecycle? |
| Karrar Al-Hajiya | Comparison of two methods to sample pest and beneficial invertebrates in crops and native vegetation |
| Nancy Schellhorn | The ecosystem service of biological pest control: Valuing native vegetation |
| Romina Rader | Setting measurable goals in restoration: a case study using pollination |
| Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|
| Alison Towerton | Urban ecosystem function - don't forget the fox |
| Anna Markula | Designing and delivering urban reforestation for diversified outcomes |
| David Brennan | High efficiency woody weed control in Western Sydney |
| Michelle Rose | Networking for fire and restoration |
| Thomas Hunt | Determining the habitat requirements of the rufous whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) for woodland restoration |
| Virginia Seymour | Lantana control in ecological restoration |
| Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|
| David Paton | Translocation of Ruppia tuberosain the Coorong, South Australia: promising but unsustainable |
| Kimberly McCallum | Is planting arrangement important? |
| Linda Broadhurst | Climate-ready revegetation: a guide for natural resource managers |
| Peter Ampt | Landscape scale conservation: incentives for cross property action |
| Sacha Jellinek | Resilience planning for ecological restoration - what aspects do we need to consider |
More information - external conference website
The Armidale Declaration
Agreed to by the approximately 120 delegates attending the final plenary session of the conference on 9 February 2017.
The delegates at the Restore, Regenerate, Revegetate Conference held at the University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, from 5–9 February 2017, shared an impressive body of practical and scientific knowledge of how we are restoring Australia’s natural heritage and environmental capital across the continent. However, the conference also highlighted several key points that must be addressed if we are to truly meet the challenges and opportunities of land repair.
- We acknowledge the success of the last 30 years of land restoration and rehabilitation, but decry the continuing decline in the extent and condition of Australia’s native terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and the impact that this will have on the health, prosperity, wellbeing and cultural legacy of future Australians.
- We celebrate the significant contributions of many communities across Australia to repair their local environments. However, we have only just begun to address the vast challenge that confronts us. We have developed the skills, knowledge and passion to meet this challenge, but lack the market drivers to achieve the scale of response required.
- We urge support for Indigenous groups so they can continue to work on country to manage our natural resources through the application of cultural science.
- We urge effective action to limit human-induced climate change, which is crucial if we are to build on present and future restoration efforts.
- We recommend ensuring that the principle of ‘net gain in biodiversity’ underpins all environmental regulation.
- We recommend the development of a stable investment process that is decoupled from politics, has bipartisan support, retains and enhances social capital, and is independently administered, to support the actions and research required to reverse the ongoing decline in Australia’s natural terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems (natural capital).
- We recommend the establishment of a federal land and water agency as the premier research and development organisation for natural resource management in Australia, in accord with the 2010 recommendations of the Productivity Commission.
- We recommend the support and continued development of stable, long-term government institutions for natural resource administration and management, and the facilitation of strong partnerships between government, community and industry.
- Finally, we recommend commonwealth, state and local governments define and mandate the use of native flora as an essential component in restoration and landscaping works associated with publicly funded road, rail and other infrastructure programs.
Contact: David Carr BSc MResSc (NE)
Stringybark Ecological
7 Taylor St,
Armidale NSW 2350
Phone: 0418 651 263
Email: dbcarr@bigpond.com;
Website: www.stringybarkecological.com.au
Dr Chris Nadolny BSc(Hons) MSc (NE) PhD (UCSB)
Mobile: 0429 729 252
Email: chris.nadolny@environment.nsw.gov.au
Professor Nick C. H. Reid BSc(Hons) PhD (Adel)
Ecosystem Management
School of Environmental and Rural Science
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351
Phone +61 2 6773 2072
Mobile +61 428 711 360
Email nrei3@une.edu.au
Website: https://www.une.edu.au/staff-profiles/ers/nrei3
