Recorded seminars
Seminar and workshop videos from Fenner School of Environment & Society.
Melanie Pill's PhD project explores option to finance ‘Loss and Damage’ (L&D) from climate change in Small Island Developing States, following the formal inclusion and recognition of the concept under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015.
We all know that trees produce some amazing products, but in this presentation Honorary Professor Cris Brack will introduce you to a smorgasbord of goods that you might not have realised are available from trees.
The Affiliates' Seminar Series presents three talks by distinguished members on the theme of Contemporary perspectives in vegetation science. Tree thinning for biodiversity: rationale and reality / Plant invasions as a human problem with human solutions / Tree population dynamics and biome physiognomy.
Scholars and governance practitioners from around the globe discuss and conceptualise the evolution of polycentric and multi-level responses to crises including the COVID-19 pandemic and managing the mega-fire events of 2019-20.
Webinar detailing the annual report on the changing condition of our natural resources and ecosystems. This report is produced by the ANU Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics (WALD) and the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN).
In February 2021, an online conference to discuss Pumped Storage Hydropower was a jointly hosted by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, The Australian Water Partnership, and the Australian National University.
This presentation outlines some key insights into the effects of, and recovery from wildfires. It is based on the past 37 years of detailed research completed by Professor David Lindenmayer and his group, and includes new information from the most recent 2019-2020 wildfires including impacts on particular species, forest types and the extent of old growth forest as well as the role of logging in elevating fire risks.
This seminar presents the process and findings of an intensive international collaborative process that engaged a diversity of cultures and disciplinary experts working in science, social science, policy, and conservation planning.
In 2017, the NSW Government implemented new measures for biodiversity conservation and land management through the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. The Act aims to conserve biodiversity across the state, including genetic and species diversity; maintain the quality of ecosystems and enhance their capacity to adapt to change; and slow the rate of biodiversity loss.