In November 2006, the EDO and Threatened Species Network presented Future Guaranteed? Victoria’s Threatened Species, a one-day conference examining Victorian threatened species laws.

FUTURE GUARANTEED? VICTORIA’S THREATENED SPECIES

Thursday 2nd November 2006

A one-day conference presented by the Environment Defenders Office Victoria in conjunction with the Threatened Species Network. It is almost 20 years since Victoria’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 was introduced. Is the Act working? Is it up to the task of ‘guaranteeing’ threatened species in Victoria in the future? Topics included:

• Listing criteria, uncertainty and climate change;
• Community perspectives;
• Threatened species and a vision for 2020 – the Biodiversity and Land Health White Paper
• The interaction of the FFG Act and planning schemes
• Recent developments in NSW
• Extinction in the suburbs: can we avoid it?
• DSE ‘Actions for Biodiversity Conservation’ database
• Threatened species and the big picture

Presentations:

• Listing categories, uncertainty and climate change - Professor Mark Burgman, School of Botany, University of Melbourne
• Extinction in the Suburbs: Can we avoid it? - Dr Sarah Bekessy, School of Global Studies, Social Science & Planning RMIT
• South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo: Conservation on private land - David Baker-Gabb, Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo Recovery Team, DSE
• Slide presentation - Richard Hughes, Wild Country Campaigner, The Wilderness Society
• Threatened species and their habitat - a flashing amber light for decision makers - Annette Jones, Solicitor, EDO Victoria
• Nominating items under the FFG Act - Our experiences - Ray Maino, Threatened Ecosystems Network
• Recent Developments in NSW threatened species law - Jeff Smith, Director, EDO NSW
• Options for reform: Some suggestions for reinvigorating the FFG Act - Brendan Sydes, Principal Solicitor, EDO Victoria