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Forest Practices Authority

FPA Climate Change Symposium 29 Aug 22

The symposium provides an overview of key issues likely to be faced in Tasmanian production forests under a changing climate, as well as outlining potential adaptation options. Topics covered by expert presenters include:

  • climate change projections
  • policy context
  • carbon accounting
  • fire
  • forest health
  • soil and water
  • weeds, pests, and diseases.

Download the comprehensive background report:

FPA Sci Rep 32 Impact of climate change on Tasmania’s production forests and potential adaptation strategies Background report, August 2022.pdf

Please contact the FPA for audio recordings of the presentations.

PDFs of presentations

Time

Topic

Presenter

Online

8:30

Welcome and introduction

Pamela Allan (FPA)

 

8:40

Introducing FPA’s climate change project

Amy Koch (FPA)

 

8:50      

Climate change projections for Tasmania

Tom Remenyi (Climate Futures)

9:30      

Climate change - Tasmanian Government policy

Sarah Russell (Treasury)

9:50

Carbon accounting at forest management organisations

Shaun Suitor (STT)

 

10:15

Future carbon management options

Fabiano Ximenes (NSW DPI)

 

10:30

MORNING TEA

11:00

Anticipating and adapting to anthropogenic climate change driven forest fires

David Bowman (UTAS)

 

11:30

Planning for and recovery from severe wildfire

Tom Fairman (UMelb)

Online

11:45    

Tasmanian forest health under climate change

Tim Wardlaw (UTAS)

12:35

LUNCH

13:25

Insights from 20 years of surveillance

Tim Wardlaw (UTAS)

 

13:40

Biosecurity

Ryan Wilkinson (Biosecurity Tas)

Online

13:55

Geomorphology

Chris Sharples (UTAS)

 

14:15

Soil biota

Hans Ammitzboll & Greg Jordan (UTAS)

 

14:30

Forest hydrology

Patrick Lane (UMelb)

Online

14:55

Streams and riparian zones

Leon Barmuta (UTAS)

Pre-recorded

15:15

AFTERNOON TEA

15:45

Natural selection

Mark Hovenden (UTAS)

16:00

Genetic options

Peter Harrison (UTAS)

16:20

Stand manipulation

Raphael Trouve (UMelb)

16:40

Planning for climate change

Craig Nitschke (UMelb)

17:00

Final questions and general discussion

Panel: Tim Wardlaw, David Bowman, Craig Nitschke

Chair: Ann La Sala (Forico)

 

17:25

Closing remarks

Amy Koch

 

17:30

END