Around 100 people enjoyed the presentations and forum in Brisbane on May 30.

For an explanation of the theme see Reconnect (with) the Bush

Conservation Forum Program

Download abstracts from the Brisbane Conservation Forum 2009.

The slides from some of the presentations are available for download. See below.

Graeme Hamilton, Birds Australia CEO - Reconnect ^with the Bush
David Freudenberger, Greening Australia's Director of Science and Major Projects - Visionary-scale Restoration Projects: Landscape Dreaming or a Real Opportunity. Presentation
Rob Dunn, NSW Nature Conservation Trust CEO - The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative - Connecting People Connecting Nature. Presentation. DVD available This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Judit Szabo, Bob Sutherst and Hugh Possingham, UQ Ecology Centre - Are stock routes valuable for bird conservation? The need for a new bird survey protocol. Presentation
Amy Bond and Darryl Jones, Griffith Uni School of Environment - Roads are barriers to birds too: Avian use of a fauna- friendly overpass in Brisbane Presentation
Carla Catterall, Griffith Uni School of Environment - What's in it for the birds: quality, quantity, or connectedness? Presentation
Jarrad Cousin, Griffith Uni School of Environment - Could patterns of landscape-scale occupancy be constrained by fine-scale decisions?  Presentation
Aimee Freimanis, Birds Australia Education Coordinator - Reconnect with the bush by education and awareness raising Presentation
Guy Dutson, Birds Australia IBA & Kakadu Birding Projects Manager - Birdwatching Tourism - improving its profile and impact. Presentation