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SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL PROGRAM
Scientific Program
The preliminary themes of the conference will cover
a broad range of topics. Speakers and times are yet to be decided.
More details will be provided soon, however a preliminary list of
themes to be addressed include:
- Restoration ecology in a changing world
- status of restoration ecology
- setting goals in a changing world
- global climate change
- priorities for restoration
- investigating ecological processes –which ones and how?
- future of restoration ecology - where do we go to from
here?
- Linking science with the arts –social and cultural
aspects of restoration
- community involvement in restoration
- indigenous ecological knowledge for restoration
- Restoration at the landscape scale
- using landscape ecology in ecological restoration
- using ecological restoration in landscape ecology
- Ecological restoration of ecosystems
- wetland restoration
- river restoration
- coastal and mangrove restoration
- marine restoration
- forest restoration
- woodland restoration
- shrubland restoration
- grassland restoration
- desert restoration
- Ecological restoration of disturbed sites
- agricultural landscape restoration
- post-mine restoration
- post-extraction restoration
- post-contaminated soil restoration
- road ecology and restoration
- Ecological restoration within urban areas
- plant-animal interactions in urban areas
- Ecological restoration of threatened species, populations
and habitats
- linking ex-situ and in-situ conservation and restoration practices
- linking conservation of species with habitat restoration
- Management and technical aspects
- adaptive management
- monitoring – the long and short of it!
- remote sensing capabilities
- modelling capabilities
- plant provenance
- Disturbance ecology and management
- disturbance ecology
- weed management
- fire ecology and management
Social Program
Social events are an important part of a conference, providing opportunities to strengthen networks within a social context, while providing conference delegates with a chance to simply unwind.
A number of social events are currently being planned.
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