2017 State NRM and Coastal Conference the Conference Proceedings have now been finalised and are available. The first State NRM and Coastal Conference was held on the 29-31 August 2017 at Curtain University, Bentley, Perth.
After receiving a number of full paper submissions from conference delegates, the Conference Committee has now made the conference proceedings available State NRM and Coastal Conference – Conference Proceedings
Amongst other papers is an interesting one by Keith Bradby (not wearing his WALN Chair’s hat). In his paper entitled ‘Changing the world – together’, Keith shares his wealth of experience in landcare and provides insights into how landcarers are working together to achieve environmental outcomes.
Abstract: As the world enters the period known as the Anthropocene we are experiencing levels of species extinction not seen for some 65 million years, unprecedented challenges in feeding a growing population and exponential growth in land degradation globally. Could be the climate is changing as well. While humans can be an adaptive species, our short history is littered with examples of how civilisations, organisations and industries collapse by responding to long term widespread change with short-sighted and narrow self-interest. But right now we need to achieve rapid and transformational change of behaviour focused on the long term collective interest. A common assumption is that the more we work together the easier this will be. So, in this talk I want to explore what we can learn from how effective West Australians, and a few others I’ve been fortunate to meet, have been at working together to repair their battered environments. The future will be different, but our behaviour in the recent past is all we must learn from.
The State NRM and Coastal Conference Committee 2017 thanks all authors who submitted a paper for the proceedings and appreciates the time and effort put into the construction and submission of your papers. The Committee also hopes these proceedings act as a reference point for future research and endeavours, and that they reinforce some of the conference ideas and topics discussed.
For any queries regarding the conference proceedings please contact Garry Middle, Conference Chair, via garrymiddle@vision-environment.com