Sat 21st February 09 | 10:00am - 11:30am
The Edge
hosted by | Victoria Naturally Alliance
This summer's horrendous fires impact on all of us, including the thoursands of native plant and animal species found in Victoria. This forum explores how Victorians can work together, in the face of climate change, to help protect our precious plants and animals.Dr Ian McPhail, Victoria’s Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability will talk about the results and recommendations from the 2008 Victorian State of the Environment Report. It is clear from the report that much more needs to be done if we are to save Victoria’s biodiversity. Hedley Thomson, CEO of the Ballarat Environment Network will talk about inspiring examples of conservation in the Ballarat region, showing what can and is being done by everyday people caring for our natural environment. Matt Ruchel, Executive Director of the Victorian National Parks Association will talk about what needs to be done across the state to stem the loss of our precious animals and plants and how you can help.
The Victoria Naturally Alliance of nine leading environment groups has been created to help restore the health of Victoria’s biodiversity, which after years of land clearance and habitat fragmentation is in a state of crisis. See www.victorianaturally.org.au for more on the alliance’s work.
Dr Ian McPhail, Matt Ruchel, Hedley Thomson
Dr Ian McPhail is Victoria’s Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability
Hedley Thomson is the CEO of the Ballarat Environment Network
Matt Ruchel is the Executive Director of the Victorian National Parks Association
The Victoria Naturally Alliance is led by the Victorian National Parks Association, and includes the Australian Conservation Foundation, Environment Victoria, The Wilderness Society, the Australian Bush Heritage fund, Trust for Nature, the Invasive Species Council, Bird Observation and Conservation Australia and Greening Australia Victoria. Our Vision is “Victoria’s catchments, coasts and marine waters have flourishing biodiversity, healthy ecosystems and resilient ecological processes that are highly valued, securely protected, sustainably managed and effectively restored by community and governments.” The alliance will initially focus on raising awareness about solving Victoria’s biodiversity crisis and ensuring that the State Government’s land and biodiversity White Paper is a strong and robust document which sets the institutional framework for biodiversity protection, enhancement and restoration in Victoria for the next 20-50 years.
info@vnpa.org.au
