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Science Forum 2023

Thursday 29 June 2023, Mokoan Hub.

Theme:  International Recognition of Wetlands

To Book go to : https://www.trybooking.com/CIRPA

Our 2023 Science Forum on the theme of International Recognition of Wetlands will take place on the 29 June 2023.

We have a great range of speakers confirmed to explore this vital topic and allow the participants to interact and learn more.

Time

  Title or Subject (concept) Speaker (co-authors)
9.00am Welcome to Country Yorta Yorta
9.05am Opening CEO/Chair of WWCoM
9.10am Preamble (Memories of Pre-Lake Mokoan) Anne Moore (nee Green) – Local Identity
9.20am Introduction to the Science Forum Prof Max Finlayson, ESAP, Charles Sturt University
9.30am What is Ramsar, Recent CoP outcomes and Obligations under Ramsar Dylan Jones – National Ramsar Lead (DCCEEW)
10.05am Victoria’s Ramsar and Wetland Policy Dr Andrea White, Manager Wetland Program, Waterway Programs
10.30am Wetlands on private land: the poor cousins in terms of national and international recognition Dr Doug Robinson, Trust for Nature
10.55am Morning Tea  
11.15am Glenelg Ramsar Site: 6 years on – lessons for establishment and ongoing management Gavin Prentice, GH CMA
11.40am Ecological Character of Wetlands “what Winton Wetlands shows us” Lance Lloyd (Lisa Farnsworth), WWCoM
12.15pm Limits of Acceptable Change in Ecological Character Dr Peter Newall, Independent Ecological Consulting (Lance Lloyd and Peter Gell)
12.30pm Deep time ecology – implications for management targets Prof Peter Gell, ESAP, Federation University
12.55pm Lunch  
1.40pm How do we assess the importance of waterbirds in the flyway wetlands? Dr Birgita Hansen, Federation University
2.05pm Wetland restoration & management planning Dr Michelle Casanova, ESAP, Federation University (Lance, Lisa)
2.30pm Working together to maximise environmental, social and cultural outcomes for wetlands.
Sarah Ning, Murray Darling Wetlands Working Group
2.55pm Protecting Ramsar values outside Ramsar site boundaries Kevin Wood, Deputy Chair of the Hobsons Bay Wetlands Centre
3.20pm Panel Discussion: Benefits of Ramsar listing; Limitations from Ramsar listing; What are the ways to get international recognition (also local and state recognition)? This will be a further opportunity to raise questions from the floor and more deeply discuss some of the aspects of international, regional and local recognition of wetlands. Prof. Peter Gell and Lance Lloyd(Panel facilitators – questions from the floor as well as set questions- #to be determined#)
4.15pm Close & Afternoon Tea Michelle Casanova, ESAP, Federation University

Program may be subject to change.

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OUR SPEAKERS

Anne Moore

Anne Moore, nee Green, is a direct descendant of original farmers that settled on what is now Green’s Hill during the 1860’s. Anne spent her

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Max Finlayson

Ramsar Listing, Wetlands of Distinction, and Rights of Wetlands Brief introduction covering Ramsar listing as a potential form of recognition of the success of the

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Dylan Jones

What is Ramsar, Recent CoP outcomes and Obligations under Ramsar This talk will cover what the Ramsar Convention is, and how the Convention has been

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Dr Andrea White

Victoria’s Ramsar and Wetland Policy Ramsar listing is a long and involved process, developing the necessary documentation can be costly and must be maintained once

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Dr Doug Robinson

Wetlands on private land: the poor cousins in terms of national and international recognition Dr Doug Robinson Dr Doug Robinson is Chief Conservation Scientist with

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Gavin Prentice

Glenelg Ramsar Site: 6 years on Lessons for establishment and ongoing management A range of successes and challenges in coordinating Ramsar Site management will be

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Lance Lloyd

Unraveling Ecological Character: Revealing the Elements of Winton Wetlands Lance will present an overview of the 9 criteria that require evaluation to assess their fulfillment

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Peter Newall

Limits of acceptable change for Ramsar sites Limits of acceptable change can be difficult to derive, hard to monitor and contain a lot of uncertainty.

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Em. Prof Peter Gell

Deep time ecology – implications for management targets The Ramsar Convention was established in the 1970s to arrest the loss and degradation of wetlands. So,

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Dr Birgita Hansen

Using waterbird information to demonstrate wetland importance Waterbirds (which includes shorebirds) are one of the key indicators used to assess wetland importance. This is because

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Dr Michelle Casanova

Just add water? Or just take it away? Winton Wetland restoration and management planning. Michelle Casanova will present on some of the lessons learned elsewhere

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Sarah Ning

Working together to maximise environmental, social and cultural outcomes for wetlands. A lack of understanding on the important role that wetlands play, coupled with a

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Kevin Wood

Protecting Ramsar values outside Ramsar site boundaries We can’t rely solely on Ramsar to protect all internationally important wetland areas; a case study on the

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Science Forum 2023

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Anne Moore

Anne Moore, nee Green, is a direct descendant of original farmers that settled on what is now Green’s Hill during the 1860’s. Anne spent her

Read More »

Max Finlayson

Ramsar Listing, Wetlands of Distinction, and Rights of Wetlands Brief introduction covering Ramsar listing as a potential form of recognition of the success of the

Read More »

Dylan Jones

What is Ramsar, Recent CoP outcomes and Obligations under Ramsar This talk will cover what the Ramsar Convention is, and how the Convention has been

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Dr Andrea White

Victoria’s Ramsar and Wetland Policy Ramsar listing is a long and involved process, developing the necessary documentation can be costly and must be maintained once

Read More »

Dr Doug Robinson

Wetlands on private land: the poor cousins in terms of national and international recognition Dr Doug Robinson Dr Doug Robinson is Chief Conservation Scientist with

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Gavin Prentice

Glenelg Ramsar Site: 6 years on Lessons for establishment and ongoing management A range of successes and challenges in coordinating Ramsar Site management will be

Read More »

Lance Lloyd

Unraveling Ecological Character: Revealing the Elements of Winton Wetlands Lance will present an overview of the 9 criteria that require evaluation to assess their fulfillment

Read More »

Peter Newall

Limits of acceptable change for Ramsar sites Limits of acceptable change can be difficult to derive, hard to monitor and contain a lot of uncertainty.

Read More »

Em. Prof Peter Gell

Deep time ecology – implications for management targets The Ramsar Convention was established in the 1970s to arrest the loss and degradation of wetlands. So,

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Dr Birgita Hansen

Using waterbird information to demonstrate wetland importance Waterbirds (which includes shorebirds) are one of the key indicators used to assess wetland importance. This is because

Read More »

Dr Michelle Casanova

Just add water? Or just take it away? Winton Wetland restoration and management planning. Michelle Casanova will present on some of the lessons learned elsewhere

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Sarah Ning

Working together to maximise environmental, social and cultural outcomes for wetlands. A lack of understanding on the important role that wetlands play, coupled with a

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