Forest Practices Authority
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:
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
FPA - climate change and Tasmanian production forests - workshop report (PDF 1Mb)
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)
11:45
Tasmanian forest health under climate change
Tim Wardlaw (UTAS)
12:35
LUNCH
13:25
Insights from 20 years of surveillance
13:40
Biosecurity
Ryan Wilkinson (Biosecurity Tas)
13:55
Geomorphology
Chris Sharples (UTAS)
14:15
Soil biota
Hans Ammitzboll & Greg Jordan (UTAS)
14:30
Forest hydrology
Patrick Lane (UMelb)
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