Scaling Up

Innovation in Conservation Symposium - May 10, 2024 - Ryde TAFE Regen2.0 - the future of bush regeneration to give a future to the Bush AABR Keynote -Peter Dixon- Symposium Theme: Innovation in Restoration The Symposium title about Innovation in Restoration is apt because we have to constantly improve our impact and effectiveness and efficiency [...]

AABR National Forum 2024 – The R’s of Restoration Consultation and community protocols- Jillian West and Uncle Shane Guidance for protocols were detailed by Jillian Jillian West has supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in work education and their life’s journey. Jillian wants to see her people succeed in employment and education so the world [...]

AABR National Forum 2024 – The R's of Restoration Using the SER Standards to improve restoration project design - Lincoln Kern Lincoln is an ecologist with a keen interest in indigenous biodiversity conservation and environmental issues. He trained in botany and environmental science in the USA, before studying environmental management at Deakin University in Melbourne. After [...]

AABR National Forum 2024 – The Rs of Restoration Presenter – Danny Pettingill The adoption of drone technology is increasing across industries providing advancements and efficiencies in data collection, analysis and on-ground outcomes. This technology provides significant opportunity in the landscape management sector to collect data, utilise multispectral and GIS workflows and deploy on ground [...]

AABR National Forum 2024 – The Rs of Restoration COVRAM – a simple tool for better native vegetation management -Ian and Michael Davidson Ian is an ecologist with over 30 years of experience in native vegetation assessments and providing land management advice. He’s the developer of COVRAM Michael is the tech guy, with a background [...]

Damien Cook, ecologist and co-founder of the Wetland Revival Trust (WRT)  outlines 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 [...]

Heroes of the Big Scrub is an inspiring story of landscape scale restoration. The video showcases the people who understood the processes of rainforest restoration ecology, and have dedicated their life's work to enabling substantial recovery of the Big Scrub against all odds. The video looks at the role of assisted natural regeneration and revegetation [...]

The Q & A session of the Innovations in the Chemical Management of Vertebrate Pests webinar addressed the following questions from the audience. Q & A Timecodes 00:00 – 01:50 Might the lack of native plant recruitment after vertebrate pest control in sclerophyll veg communities be related to whether the soils are original or not? [...]

Weed control is only one part of ecosystem management, animal pest management is another critical part of improving biodiversity outcomes. The 20 April webinar of the Chemicals In the Management of Biodiversity (CIMB) Working Group had two experts in the field of vertebrate control share the broad themes and detailed insights into chemical use of [...]

The following questions were posed to Dr Tony Parkes at the AABR AGM held 19/2/22. 00:25 Why don’t we value the Big scrub and when do you think it will change? 02:45 Is this work being done elsewhere in the world…The Science Saving Rainforests? 04:45 In the genome project are the species limited to those [...]