The election of the next Queensland government will be held on the 31st of January. Both major parties – the incumbent Liberal National Party and Labor as its main competition – are making promises about investment in the future of the Great Barrier Reef. The Reef has been a topic of strong public and political … Continue reading SAVING THE GREAT BARRIER REEF: WHAT THE NEXT QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MUST DO
Planning across freshwater and terrestrial realms: cobenefits and tradeoffs between conservation actions
Conservation planning has historically been restricted to planning within single realms (marine, terrestrial or freshwater). Our paper reviews progress and gaps in integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning. We propose a conceptual framework for considering cobenefits and tradeoffs between multiple realms and identify challenges and opportunities associated with the application of our framework. Traditionally, prioritization of conservation actions … Continue reading Planning across freshwater and terrestrial realms: cobenefits and tradeoffs between conservation actions
CliMAS – a tool for investigating predicted climate change impacts on Australian species and biodiversity – is online!
http://climas.hpc.jcu.edu.au http://climas.hpc.jcu.edu.au/maps/ The CliMAS project provides projected species distributions and biodiversity estimates in the face of climate change, including regional summary reports. These can be generated for states, IBRA bioregions and NRM regions. The models are for terrestrial and freshwater vertebrates across Australia, and crayfish. With the support of the northern monsoon cluster of NRM … Continue reading CliMAS – a tool for investigating predicted climate change impacts on Australian species and biodiversity – is online!
CONVERSATION PIECE: The plan to save the Great Barrier Reef is destined to fail unless …
With the Great Barrier Reef in decline, and development pressures mounting in and around the Reef, national and international spotlights have been turned on government policies. One response by the Australian and Queensland Governments is their draft Reef 2050 Long-term Sustainability Plan. The Conservation Planning Group, through Bob Pressey, contributed to a submission on the … Continue reading CONVERSATION PIECE: The plan to save the Great Barrier Reef is destined to fail unless …
SEMINAR: April Reside – Conservation planning for climate change adaptation
Abstract: Biodiversity conservation in the face of climate change requires managing current areas of high value, and areas of future value such as those needed for species to track suitable habitat. For maximum benefit, carbon storage and sequestration should be included without jeopardising biodiversity priorities. Priority areas for both biodiversity and carbon can then be … Continue reading SEMINAR: April Reside – Conservation planning for climate change adaptation
SEMINAR: Assessing cumulative impacts of coastal development using spatial scenarios and Bayesian networks: a case study on the Great Barrier Reef
The Conservation Planning for a Changing Coastal Zone project team, Owen, Ben and Amélie, are making good progress towards finalising the prototype scenario-Bayesian networks method as a decision support tool for GBR managers. Owen, from Bayesian Intelligence, was contracted to complete the BN and apply them spatially. He will be presenting the overall project with … Continue reading SEMINAR: Assessing cumulative impacts of coastal development using spatial scenarios and Bayesian networks: a case study on the Great Barrier Reef
MEDIA: Great Barrier Reef dredging could damage fish populations
Given current discussion surrounding dredging on the Great Barrier Reef, Amelia's research on the effects of sediment on larval fish has been getting lots of media attention. You can read the media release here, or the original research paper in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
Incorporating climate change predictions into planning for conservation
Conservation planning group postdoc April Reside recently visited the small African nation of Swaziland to collaborate with the researchers and masters students at the University of Swaziland. April has had a long standing collaboration with Prof Ara Monadjem and learnt about the conservation planning work in the pipeline there and the research that is being … Continue reading Incorporating climate change predictions into planning for conservation
Sharing experiences from landscape approaches: Indonesia, Australia and PNG
Jeff Sayer and Intu Boedhihartono (JCU Cairns) organised a workshop to talk to conservation academics and practitioners about landscape approaches to conservation, using knowledge and case studies from Indonesia, northern Australia and PNG. The workshop was hosted at JCU’s Daintree Rainforest Observatory in Far North Queensland. Attendees came from universities (academics and students from JCU, … Continue reading Sharing experiences from landscape approaches: Indonesia, Australia and PNG