1. Landscapes and
climate change mitigation:
Lessons from near neighbours
For further information please visit tess website
http://research.jcu.edu.au/research/tess
or contact Damian Settle at James Cook University
on 07 4042 1858 or https://alumni.jcu.edu.au/Landscapes
30-31 October 2013
JAMES COOk University BoathousE function centre
TWO FACTS
1. Biodiversity decline and
climate change are two
major global crises
2. It is not possible to avoid
dangerous climate change
without addressing the
role of the natural and
agricultural ecosystems
of the planet. Yet options
for linking ecosystems
and climate change
considerations have not
been well articulated.
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia together represent a unique region of the globe with
juxtaposed physical and policy environments. The TESS workshop aims to synthesize experiences
and lessons from these near neighbours about the integration of the ecosystem sector and climate
change. A workshop for scholars, business people, policy makers and practitioners to galvanize
the role the ecosystem sector in climate change mitigation efforts.
Keynote Speakers include:
Bill
Laurance:
Distinguished research
professor and Australian
Laureate. Bill will provide
an overview of the threats
to biodiversity and
landscapes across
the region.
Andrew
Grant:
CEO of CO2 Australia, the
largest provider of carbon
sink plantings in the
region. Andrew will provide
a global overview from a
business perspective and
from a developed world
context.
Daju
Resosudarmo:
Daju will give a global
policy overview of
Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest
Degradation (REDD) with
a focus on Indonesia from
her extensive experience
in this area as a key driver
of the Global Comparative
Study.
Rensie
Panda:
Ms Rensie Panda, Policy
Analyst, Office of Climate
Change and Development,
PNG will be speaking on
the Nationally Appropriate
Mitigation Actions and the
landscape in Papua New
Guinea.
Case Studies include:
APRIL-Salumei
REDD project is
Papua New Guinea’s
pilot REDD project
under the United
Nations REDD
Program. Covering
620,000 ha of high
biodiversity value
in the East Sepik
Province the area
has 90 villages
speaking seven
major languages.
In 2011 the APRIL-
Salumei REDD
project achieved
validation against the
Climate Community
and Biodiversity
Standard and is in
the final stages of
validation against
the Verified Carbon
Standard.
Presenter Stephen Hooper,
Project Developer.
CO2 Australia
manages over 30,000
hectares of carbon
plantings across
three Australian
states. A publicly
listed company,
CO2 has unequalled
experience in
reforestation
for carbon and
biodiversity.
Presenter Andrew Grant,
CEO.
Thiaki Creek Cost-
effective Rainforest
Restoration Project
in the Wet Tropics.
One of the most
ambitious projects
carried out in the
Wet Tropics Region
of Australia the
project is assessing
reforestation
approaches that
benefit both carbon
and biodiversity.
Presenter Dr Noel Preece,
Principal Investigator.
Tenkile
Conservation
Alliance is working
in the Torricelli
Mountain Range of
north-west Papua
New Guinea which
is uniquely home to
three species of tree
kangaroo including
the endangered
Tenkile. The TCA
is working with the
local community to
establish an ambitius
Conservation Area
throughout the
region and exploring
possibilities
for alternative
livelihoods that
reduce pressure on
the biodiversity of the
region.
Presenter Jim Thomas,
Director TCA.
Select Carbon is
recognised under the
federal government’s
Carbon Farming
Initiative (CFI) as
an official offsets
entity and is the
project proponent for
the Native Conifer
Carbon Sink Project,
which has been
declared an eligible
offsets project by
the Clean Energy
Regulator (CER).
Presenter Daryl Killin,
Director , Select Carbon.
Please feel free to stay on for a special workshop hosted by Professor Bill Laurance on
“The Impacts of roads on rainforests and human livelihoods”.
This half day public symposium will be held after lunch on the 31st at the same venue.
TIMETABLE
DAY 1
8.30-8.45: Opening and CONTEXT
and some words from Australian
some words from Australian
Environment Minister, The Hon
Greg Hunt MP: (To be read by
Penny van Oosterzee)
8.45-9.30: Keynote SPEAKER 1
Bill Laurance
9.30-10.15: Keynote SPEAKER 2
Andrew Grant
10.15-10.45: Morning tea
10.45-11.30: Keynote SPEAKER 3
Daju Resosudarmo
11.30-12.15: Keynote SPEAKER 4
Rensie Panda
12.15-12.45: CASE STUDY 1
April-Salumei case study, Stephen
Hooper
12.45-1.30: Lunch
1.30-2.00: CASE STUDY 2
CO2 case study, Andrew Grant
2.00-2.30: CASE STUDY 3
Thiaki Rainforest Restoration,
Noel Preece
2.30-3.00: CASE STUDY 4
Tenkile Project, Jim Thomas
3.00-3.30: Afternoon tea
3.30-5.30: Workshop breakout
Social dinner and drinks
for all workshop attendees on
conclusion of Day 1 ($50 per ticket).
DAY 2
8.30-8.45: Taking stock
8.45-9.15: CASE STUDY 5
Select Carbon, Daryl Killin
9.15-9.45: CASE Study 6
Ezra Neale, Wildlife Conservation
Society, PNG REDD+ Admiralty
Islands Pilot
9.45-10.15: Morning Tea
10.15-12.00: Plenary and future
directions
12.00-1.00: Lunch
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FREE EVENT (Conference Dinner $50)