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Plant Conservation Techniques
Hobart, Tasmania
30 November - 7 December 1998
Supported by:
Parks and Wildlife
Service, Tasmania · National Parks and Wildlife Service,
NSW · Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens · Greening
Australia (Tas) · Threatened Species Network (Tas) ·
WildCARE - Friends of the Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania
Course duration
8 days
Course dates
30 November -
7 December 1998 (inclusive)
Course Location
The course will
be conducted at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and includes
an overnight field trip to Tasmania’s east coast region.
Course content
The course
will be a mixture of lectures, workshops and field trips.
- Introduction
to principles and ethics of conservation
- Causes of rarity
· Field trip
- Accessing existing
information · Databases, networking and taxonomy
- Gathering new
information · Survey techniques
- Conservation
management techniques · Integrated conservation ·
Habitat management · Threat abatement · Germplasm
collection and storage · Translocation · Smoke
germination
- Field trip ·
Plant conservation projects
- Community awareness
and involvement · Philosophies of partnership ·
Methods of engagement · Case studies
- Conservation
instruments/initiatives · Legislation and treaties ·
Property management programs
- Strategic Planning
- Funding opportunities
- Determining
funding priorities.
Course Objectives
- Enhance confidence,
skills and experience of plant conservation practitioners
- Provide an opportunity
for information, skills and experience exchange
- Promote links
between government and communities to further plant conservation
objectives
- Provide a consistent
basis of understanding and skills to plan and undertake practical
plant conservation.
Audience
The course is
suitable for those who are undertaking or wish to undertake practical
plant conservation projects, including:
- Government conservation
organisations and land managers
- Botanic gardens
staff
- Local Government
staff
- Non-government
conservation organisation staff
- Industry environmental
officers
- Community group
members of Landcare, Bushcare, Coastcare, WildCARE etc
- NHT program
community facilitators and extension officers
- Catchment coordinators
- Peak landholder
organisation members
- Land for Wildlife
coordinators, facilitators and property owners
Speakers
- Dr David
Given,
Chair, IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Plant Conservation
Sub-committee
- Prof Jamie
Kirkpatrick,
University of Tasmania
- Staff of
Kings Park and Botanic Garden
- Jeanette
Mill,
Australian Network for Plant Conservation
- Stephen Harris, Tasmanian Parks and
Wildlife Service
- Louise Gilfedder, Tasmanian Parks and
Wildlife Service
- Dr David
Keith,
Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
- Wendy Potts, Tasmanian Parks and
Wildlife Service
- Andrew Smith, Tasmanian Parks and
Wildlife Service
- Mike Askey, Doran Bushcare Tasmania
- Maria Matthes, NSW National Parks
and Wildlife Service
Course fees
Residential $1000
Residential (community) $600
Non-residential
$800
Non-residential (community) $400
Residential
rate includes all meals and twin share accommodation, all course
costs and excursions. Daily transport to the course is included.
Airfares are not included.
Non-residential
rate includes lunches, all course costs and excursions. Travel
to and from the course and daily travel is not included.
Discount rate
applies to active non-profit local community group members only.
A deposit
of 10% is required at time of enrolment application. Full payment
must be made by 30th October 1998. Refunds will not be made if
notification of non-attendance is received after 30th October
1998.
For enquiries
contact us.
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