These are the presentations from the successful Connecting People, Connecting Nature conference held at the Queensland Multicultural Centre in Brisbane from 18-19 October 2023. The conference was hosted by the Great Eastern Ranges, and proudly supported by The Ian Potter Foundation, IFAW, Habitat Innovation and Management, and Healthy Land & Water.
OPENING ADDRESS
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
Dr Gary Tabor: Keynote Address at the Connecting People, Connecting Nature conference
Professor Brendan Mackey: Keynote Address at Connecting People, Connecting Nature
DAY 1: SESSION 1 – Setting the scene
Virginia Young: Delivering Nature based Solutions through connectivity
Rachael Cavanagh: The importance of First Nations involvement in caring for Country
Professor Martine Maron: Achieving better outcomes for species and communities in an era of offsets
Stephen Robertson: The essential role of NRM organisations in connectivity conservation
Session 1 Q&A
DAY 1: SESSION 2 – The science and practice of connectivity conservation
Lynn Baker: The science and practice of connectivity conservation
Magnus Sylvén: Animating the carbon cycle
Dr Simon Ferrier: Extending biodiversity indicators to better inform connectivity planning
Professor Jamie Pittock: The Role of rivers and wetlands in continental connectivity
Eamon Nathan Empowering communities to create healthy landscapes
Dr Rodney van der Ree Reducing barriers to wildlife movement
Tim Cronin Weaving resilience thinking into onground efforts
Prof David Watson: Using soundscapes to monitor change
Session 2 Q&A
DAY 2: SESSION 3 – Taking inspiration from others
Jimmiel Mandima: Session intro and Room to Roam
Bob Debus AM: The Great Eastern Ranges
Liz Gould: The many hands of conservation in Queensland
Dr Robyn Alders AO: Employing a one health lens to conservation
Vivek Menon: Securing a future for elephants in India
Linda Sparrow: Engaging landholders to create corridors for koalas
Keith Bradby: Working on Country in Gondwana Link
Alan Goldstein: Creating bush corridors on the north coast
Session 3 Q&A
Day 2: SESSION 4 – Moving beyond business-as-usual
Dr Rebecca Spindler: Session intro and context setting
Mick Callan & Carl Tippler: Whats the risk?
Shilo Villaflor: Developing social enterprises that care for Country while returning economic benefi
Dr James Aronson: Ecological restoration and human health
Dr Justine O'Brien: Using reproductive science for species conservation
Dr Jody Gunn: Encouraging commercial models to fund conservation and restoration
James Forbes: Empowering young people to save the world
Dr Melissa Jackson: Community led resilience planning
Session 4 Q&A