8 November 2021| Landcare Australia is calling for speakers and presentation abstracts for the 2022 National Landcare Conference.
Hosted by Landcare champion and ABC TV presenter Costa Georgiadis, the event will be held in Sydney from 23-25 August at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour. The conference will also be streamed online for delegates who can't make it to Sydney.
The conference this year had over 3,000 people participate and attracted a global audience of people interested in environmental conservation and sustainable land management.
This year's theme is "Power of Landcare | Shaping Our Future." It will offer opportunities to discuss innovations and changes to Landcare practice and affirm the importance of looking to the future when addressing the issues and opportunities open to Landcare. Presenters need to explore how their submission ties in with the 2022 theme.
Those eligible to submit abstracts or posters include sustainable farmers, Landcare networks, groups or individuals, Indigenous land and sea managers, urban Landcare groups, land owners, research agencies and universities, youth groups, agricultural cooperatives, local government and other government agencies involved in protecting, enhancing or restoring the natural environment through sustainable land management and conservation activities. A complete list of those eligible can be found here.
Landcare Australia is seeking presentations that demonstrate the Landcare ethos in the following streams:
· Landcare Farming and Emerging Environmental Markets – Innovation and technology, soil health, adaptation to climate change, young farmers, connecting farmers to emerging alternative markets
· Environment and Climate Change – Call to action for all Australians to be on the frontline together with Landcare to reduce the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss
· Community Partnerships in Action – Building community capacity and resilience, communication and storytelling, volunteering, partnerships, building and sharing knowledge
· Landcare Impact – Landscape, biodiversity, community resilience, mental and physical health of individuals, economy
· Urban Landcare – Urban environments bring challenges and opportunities with a growing role for Landcare in urban settings
· First Nations Peoples – Providing a platform that recognises the role First Nations Peoples have played in sustainable natural resource management.
A paper can be delivered as a separate presentation or as a contribution to a panel discussion.
Landcare Australia is also seeking poster exhibits to display at the conference. These can be summaries of Landcare and natural resource management projects that visually illustrate project objectives, outcomes and learnings.
All abstracts should be no more than 500 words and are to be submitted electronically, following the submission guidelines, by 11.59 pm (AEST) on Sunday, 20 February 2022.
