Network Conference 2013 - Announcement
Are we there yet? 10 years of the Plant Conservation Network
In conjunction with Auckland Botanical Society, Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua and Massey University the next NZPCN Conference will be held in Parnell, Auckland from Thurs 23 – Sunday 26 May 2013. Read more about the conference in the following flyer:
The conference programme is yet to be finalised because other field trips and events are still being planned. Please tell us if you would like to sponsor, contribute to, suggest speakers or help us organise this conference (E: [Enable JavaScript to view protected content]).
Symposia
- Back from the brink – threatened plant recovery on islands, on private land, in sanctuaries and in the city. Recovery, monitoringand adaptive management of threatened plant populations by government, communities and landowners
- Defining, understanding and banking our biota. Understanding our biota through systematics, biogeography and research on seed banks, plant diseases and autecology
- Naturalising natives – friend or foe? The biogeography and impact of native weeds such as karaka, pohutukawa, mangroveand pohuehue amongst others
- Beyond the converted – plant conservation advocacy. Promotion of the indigenous flora—engaging with business, farmers, communities, gardeners and the public to use and protect native plants
- The urban native plant oasis– the importance of trees and urban habitats. The importance of parks, road corridors, natural fragments, trees and the urban forest and novel, human induced ecosystems in the urban matrix
- What price conservation? Offsets, natural capital, nature’s services and the economic importance of native plants
Papers highlighting and providing case studies for these symposia will be acceptable. There will also be general sessions for papers that do not readily fit into these symposia.
Posted: 05/11/2012