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Kicking goals in wetland restoration
August 25, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
| Free – $20Damien Cook, ecologist and co-founder of the Wetland Revival Trust (WRT) will be outlining the project planning process the WRT are using to implement their goals outlined in the Blueprint for Action which include;
- Ensuring restoration is based on sound science and practical knowledge:
- Embedding the National Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in their work processes
- Basing restoration on appropriate local indigenous reference ecosystems;
- Establishing a technical steering committee utilising state and local experts;
- Improving knowledge of ecological restoration by trialling innovative restoration techniques and sharing/collaborating with the broader restoration community
The aims of the WRT are to
- PROTECT – Advocate for the best possible management of high value wetlands and waterways at the landscape scale on both private and public lands
- RESTORE-Restore degraded wetlands in the southern Murray darling Basin, prioritising those of high cultural and ecological significance.
- SOUND SCIENCE- Using SERA (Society for Ecological Restoration Australia) guidelines and basing restoration on appropriate local indigenous reference ecosystems.
- BUILD RELATIONSHIPS- Consult and develop partnerships, especially with local Indigenous groups
This lunchtime webinar is bound to be inspiring and informative, it is being co-hosted by AABR Vic and ECA Vic
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Cost
This event is free for members of AABR and ECAVic.
For non-members it is $20
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