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FPA Climate Change Symposium 29 Aug 22

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Climate change poses a considerable challenge to forest managers. The FPA pulled together key people working in this area for a one-day symposium in Hobart in August 2022. Download the comprehensive background report:

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 1.4 MB)

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 (PDF 1.6 MB)

Amy Koch (FPA)

 

8:50      

Climate change projections for Tasmania (PDF 7.9 MB)

Tom Remenyi (Climate Futures)

9:30      

Climate change - Tasmanian Government policy (PDF 1.7 MB)

Sarah Russell (Treasury)

9:50

Carbon accounting at forest management organisations (PDF 1.1 MB)

Shaun Suitor (STT)

 

10:15

Future carbon management options (PDF 2.8 MB)

Fabiano Ximenes (NSW DPI)

 

10:30

MORNING TEA

11:00

Anticipating and adapting to anthropogenic climate change driven forest fires (PDF 3.5 MB)

David Bowman (UTAS)

 

11:30

Planning for and recovery from severe wildfire (PDF 2.9 MB)

Tom Fairman (UMelb)

Online

11:45    

Tasmanian forest health under climate change (PDF 5.0 MB)

Tim Wardlaw (UTAS)

12:35

LUNCH

13:25

Insights from 20 years of surveillance (PDF 2.8 MB)

Tim Wardlaw (UTAS)

 

13:40

Biosecurity (PDF 934.2 KB)

Ryan Wilkinson (Biosecurity Tas)

Online

13:55

Geomorphology (PDF 2.3 MB)

Chris Sharples (UTAS)

 

14:15

Soil biota (PDF 1.7 MB)

Hans Ammitzboll & Greg Jordan (UTAS)

 

14:30

Forest hydrology

Patrick Lane (UMelb)

Online

14:55

Streams and riparian zones (PDF 1.4 MB)

Leon Barmuta (UTAS)

Pre-recorded

15:15

AFTERNOON TEA

15:45

Natural selection (PDF 1004.3 KB)

Mark Hovenden (UTAS)

16:00

Genetic options

Peter Harrison (UTAS)

16:20

Stand manipulation (PDF 5.3 MB)

Raphael Trouve (UMelb)

16:40

Planning for climate change (PDF 9.5 MB)

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