With sequential extreme weather events and natural disasters occurring more often under climate change, the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR) believes there is a need to identify and implement project methodologies that improve the resilience of restoration sites to episodic damage — improving the capacity for post-event rapid response to not only recover project sites and prevent further degradation, but to use any opportunities that these events might present.Peter’s presentation explores how — through integration of bush regeneration/assisted natural regeneration methodologies — sites could become more resilient to flood, fire and drought impacts; discussing opportunities to collect and share data and information on post disaster project impacts and site recovery. Then touching on the AABRs “First Aid for Burned Bushland” program, Peter explores how lessons learnt from the program could be applied to improve the recovery of sites after a range of climate events.Presenter: Peter Dixon.Powerpoint slides: Bush Regeneration in a Changing Climate – from Resilience to Response.#NationalLandcareConference#LandcareConf22#ClimateChangeImpacts
This project is supported by Landcare Australia, through funding from the Australian Government.Landcare Australia is proud to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which we live and work. We value and respect their deep and continued spiritual and cultural connections to the land, waters and seas, and pay our respects to their Ancestors and Elders past, present and future.