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Keynote Speaker Details
Wednesday 4 July
9.30 - 10.30am Opening Ceremony
Powhiri: Welcome Ceremony
Morning tea 10.30 - 11.00am |
11.00 - 12.30pm Plenary session
11.00 - 11.45 Keynote Speaker
David Young, Historian, Author "From Gothic cathedrals to manuka chapels: pragmatism and conservation in New Zealand"
11.45 - 12.30 Keynote Speaker
Geoff Park, Ecologist and Author “The History in Front; Nga Wa o Mua”, a talk on the theme: Appreciation of natural
and cultural heritage: where we have come from and what are the problems
Lunch 12.30 - 1.30pm |
1.30 - 3.00pm Plenary session
1.30 - 2.15 Keynote Speaker
Daniel Simberloff, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
The University of Tennessee
“Biodiversity protection and its challenges: the next 50 years”
2.15 - 3.00 Keynote Speaker
Graeme Campbell, former Auckland Conservator and advisor
to the Minister
“The role of civic society in the protection of natural and cultural heritage”
Afternoon tea 3.00 - 3.30pm |
3.30 - 5.00pm Parallel Session 1
Protection and restoration of biodiversity; coastal and marine protection; conservation by
community and indigenous groups, general conservation ecology; conservation by local
and regional government; politics, policies and philosophy.
5.30 - 6.30 Social Hour |
Thursday 5 July
9.00 - 10.30am Parallel Session 2
Morning tea 10.30 - 11.00am |
11.00 - 12.30 Parallel Session 3
Lunch 12.30 - 1.30pm |
1.30 - 3.00pm Parallel Session 4
Afternoon tea 3.00 - 3.30pm |
3.30 - 5.00pm Plenary Session
3.30 - 4.15 Keynote Speaker
Joni Seager, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Environmental
Studies, York University, Canada “Marketing and modelling ourselves to death: feminist perspectives on the
new globalised “rationality” in environmental politics”
4.15 - 5pm Keynote Speaker
Vandana Shiva, Director, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, New Delhi, India “The politics and philosophy of conservation: ethical and moral perspectives in the face of economic globalisation and ecological degradation”
7.00 - 10.00pm Conference Dinner |
Friday 6 July
8.45 - 10.30am Plenary session
8.45 - 9.20 Keynote Speaker
Hon. Nanaia Mahuta, Associate Minister for the Environment
and Member of Parliament for Tainui
“Indigenous people’s involvement in conservation”
9.20 - 9.45 Keynote Speaker
Ropata Taylor,
Wakatu Incorporation, Chair for the Nelson Marlborough Conservation Board
“Indigenous people’s involvement in conservation with a focus on tourism, customary
use and appreciation of public conservation land”
9.45 - 10.30 Keynote Speaker
Jeff McNeely, Chief Scientist, IUCN
“Global conservation: the next 50 years”
Morning tea 10.30 - 11.00am |
11.00 - 11.45am Parallel Session 5
11.45 - 12.30pm Plenary Session
11.45 - 12.30 Keynote Speaker
Ross Cullen,
Professor of Resource Economics, Commerce Division, Lincoln University
“Nature conservation: information, costs, and evaluation”
Lunch 12.30 - 1.30pm |
1.30 - 3.00pm Parallel Session 6
Afternoon tea 3.00 - 3.30pm |
3.30 - 5.00pm Plenary Session
Closing Session: “Where do we go from here? Hopes and aspirations for future
conservation”
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 July
Half-day Maungatautari Ecological Island
A community-based private sector enterprise that has involved the construction of a
50km
pest-proof fence around 3,400ha of native forest.
Half-day Conservation by private landowners
A tour of landowners who have integrated conservation of native biodiversity with
production farming.
Most-of-Saturday Urban Ecological Restoration
A tour of some of Hamilton 's best urban restoration sites with Prof Bruce Clarkson, winner of the prestigious Loder Cup for Conservation in 2006.
Full-day Karangahake gorge heritage management
A trip to the heritage remains of 19 th century mine workings; discussion of issues
concerning management and community involvement.
Full-day Ramsar Wetlands
A trip to two RAMSAR wetlands of the Waikato that will include the remarkable flora and
fauna of raised peat bogs as well as issues of wetland protection in the face of
agricultural intensification.
Full-day Cave and Karst conservation management
A visit to the caves and karst landscapes of the Waitomo region with discussion of
management issues and problems of balancing ecosystem conservation with high visitor
numbers.
Full-day Tiritiri Matangi Island
120 years of farming saw this 220-hectare island stripped of 94% of its native bush. The
island has been substantially restored and all mammalian predators have been
eradicated. A number of species of threatened and endangered birds have been
successfully introduced.
Overnight Coastal and marine conservation (subject to 30 person minimum)
A trip that will include a visit to a marine reserve as well as protected and un-protected
coastal areas; discussion of coastal and marine.