Queensland Landcare Foundation
Recovering rainforests the focus of Forum
More than 130 rainforest enthusiasts are expected to descend on Brisbane for the Queensland Rainforest Recovery Forum, to be held 25-27 July at Griffith University.
Featuring academic and community rainforest experts, the forum will look at issues such as rainforest conservation in the Daintree, the macadamia recovery plan, community rainforest restoration, fire in rainforest communities, and the impacts of climate change.
The Forum is being coordinated by SEQ Catchments in partnership with the Australian Government, the Centre for Innovative Conservation Strategies and Landcare Queensland.
Along with dozens of community rainforest experts, speakers include Mike Berwick, Mayor Douglas Shire Council; Bruce Boyes, Land and Water Australia; Associate Professor Carla Catterall, Griffith University; Dr Don Sands, Honorary Fellow CSIRO; Dr Bill McDonald, Queensland Herbarium; and Professor Roger Kitching, Centre for Innovative Conservation Strategies.
Registration for the two day forum is only $60 for community group staff and volunteers and $120 for everyone else. Field trips, which will run to the Gold Coast hinterland or Sunshine Coast hinterland are an additional $40 per person. Modest subsidies are also available to assist with travel from rural and remote parts of Queensland. Further information (including registration form) is available on the Landcare Queensland web site or by contacting Landcare Queensland directly on 3211 4413.
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