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Explore the role of fire management and the long-term impact of past fires on ecosystems, discover how alpine plants are preparing for future climate extremes, and delve into a conversation about conservation agreements. Join us for an evening of ecological innovation and resilience!
Are conservation agreements too hot to handle?
Dr Carla Archibald
(Post-doc, Deakin University)
With over half of Australia’s land privately owned, landholders play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation. Carla explores the tough choices they face as extreme weather intensifies, and the impact these decisions have on both nature and rural livelihoods.
Alpine plants keep their cool
A/Prof Susanna Venn
(Associate Professor, Deakin University)
The mountains are changing. There's less snow than ever before, heatwaves, droughts and even fire. How will alpine plants cope under these conditions? And which species will be the ones to keep their cool and ensure alpine landscapes can function properly into the future?
Living with bushfires, it's not rocket science!
Prof Michael Clarke
(Professor, La Trobe University)
Recent bushfires in Victoria were at least 14 times larger than the devastating Los Angeles fires. Michael will explore the impact these recent fires have had on wildlife, and lessons for managing increasingly flammable landscapes under climate change.
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