Knowledge for managing Australian landscapes conference

Submitted by LNSW on 6 April 2010 - 12:26pm
Date: 
18 May 2010 - 7:00pm
A total of only 220 places are available for this event (this being the maximum capacity of the venue) so early registration is advised.

The legacy of Land & Water Australia

The Australian River Restoration Centre, in collaboration with Triple Helix Consulting, is delighted to be presenting the “Knowledge for managing Australian landscapes – the legacy of Land & Water Australia” conference.

The intent of this two day conference is to reflect on the legacy of Land & Water Australia (LWA), to bring people together in a content-rich celebration, to highlight some recent exciting work, and to consider how the sorts of work funded by LWA can best be organised and resourced in future.

The backdrop for this reflection will be the research portfolio of LWA (formerly Land & Water Resources Research and Development Corporation) from 1990 to 2009. Lessons from 20 years of applied R&D will be distilled and presented in a series of forward-looking analyses. These analyses will discuss the types of knowledge that will be needed over the next 20 years for ‘successful’ natural resources management, and consider how such knowledge might best be acquired, used and managed.

This is an independent conference, under-written by Triple Helix Consulting.  The Australian Academy of Science is generously making Canberra’s Shine Dome available for this event at no cost.