Island Arks Symposium V - Island Arks Australia

1.0Island Arks Australiahttp://islandarks.com.auderekhttp://islandarks.com.au/author/derek/Island Arks Symposium V - Island Arks Australiarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="http://islandarks.com.au/island-ark-symposiums/island-arks-symposium-v/">Island Arks Symposium V</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://islandarks.com.au/island-ark-symposiums/island-arks-symposium-v/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Island Arks Symposium V” — Island Arks Australia" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Island Arks Symposium V will be held in Fiji during October 23-27th 2017. The Island Arks Symposium is a long standing, high level meeting for islanders, island managers, conservation ecologists and island eco-tourism operators. The Symposium provides an invaluable forum for knowledge sharing, and as a platform for developing collaborations and partnerships amongst island people. Now in its 5th iteration, Island Arks V promises to be a wonderful opportunity for those involved in, or with an interest in island management within the Pacific region and elsewhere. Final Program downloads FINAL PROGRAM ISLAND ARKS V Final Program Summary Island Arks V Presentation Downloads (Please note some authors have requested their presentations not be made available. Some presentations are too large to place here and cannot be compressed to a suitable size. If you would like a copy of any of these please contact us at islandarks@wildmob.org) Opening Challenges and opportunities for conservation in the South Pacific Sangeeta Mangubhai Building mutually beneficial working relationships in the community Jo Ritchie Session 1 – Community Joe McCarter, Eleanor Sterling, Chris Filardi, Stacy Jupiter Biocultural approaches for ridge to reef management in Solomon Islands Sangeeta Mangubhai, Helen Sykes, Marita Manley, Ruci Lumelume, Sirilo Dulunaqio, Margaret Fox, Yashika Nand, Lida Teneva Can marine conservation agreements deliver biodiversity, fisheries and sustainable financing outcomes in Fiji_ Ruci Lumelume, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Sirilo Dulunaqio Achieving Forest Conservation in Fiji through Payment for Ecosystem Services Schemes- A case study from Kilaka Forest A.T Marsh, J.M Green, L Ford, R Wallace, K Guthadjaka Building resilience in indigenous communities through engagement David Duffy, Christy Martin In Hawaiʻi, Cooperative Conservation is How We Roll Session 2 – Community cont’ Judy Gilbert Catching Community Ian Hutton , Emily Riddle, Sally Anne Gudge, Emma Henry, Melissa Walsh Community led initiatives to reduce one-use plastic in island communities Patrina Dumaru, Isoa Koroiwaqa, Akanisi Caginitoba, Sairusi Bosenaqali Vinaisi Diliku, Saiasi Buluta, Katalaini Waibuta, Rusiate Valenitabua, Solomone Vubaya, Matereti Mateiwai, Talei Kocovanua, Mesake Mataitoga, Mesake Draniatu, Alifereti Bulivou, Kathy Radway, Sangeeta Mangubhai Managing post-cyclone community relocation on Koro Island, Fiji Stacy Jupiter, Ferguson Vaghi, David Boseto, Hensllyn Boseto, Joe McCarter Protected area development on Kolombangara Island through collaborative partnerships Session 3 – Biosecurity & Governance Robert J. Gosnell (Presented by Jeffrey Flores) USDA AHIS Wildlife Services in the Pacific Theater Andrew Cox Progress on biosecurity for Australian Islands Hank Bower I think we dodged a bullet? Implementing a Rapid Response Plan for a Myrtle Rust incursion on Lord Howe Island in October 2016 Christy Martin Summary-update on Rapid Ohia Death, the two Ceratocystis fungal pathogens killing Metrosideros polymorpha in Hawaii. Day 2 – Opening Plenary – Randy Thaman The Silent Invasion and Depopulation of Our Island Arks: The Destruction of Pacific Island Life by Alien Plants, Animals and Diseases David Moverley (Presented by Philip Andreozzi) The Pacific Invasives Partnership – A Model for Regional Collaboration on Invasive Species Session 4 – Invasive Species Richard Griffiths, S. Cranwell, David Derand, Thomas Ghestemme, David Will, Jason Zito, Tommy Hall, Madeleine Pott, Glen Coulston Multi Island, Multi invasive species eradication in French Polynesia demonstrates economies of scale Ben Hoffman Invasive ants and island conservation- the increasing need, management record, and future prospects Randy Thaman The ant and mealy bug invasion of Fiji: Are alien ants and their allies a greater threat to food, health, livelihood and environmental security than climate change? David Moverley Battling invasive species in the Pacific: Outcomes of the regional GEF-PAS project Walsh, A., Wilson, A., McClelland, P. Presented by Hank Bower Winning the hearts and minds – Proceeding to implementation of the Lord Howe Island Rodent eradication project Session 5 – Myrtacea Rust Hone Ropata Prioritization of taonga myrtle rust species in response to myrtle rust (Austrpuccina psidii) in New Zeamand D.A.J. Teulon, T.T. Alipia, H.T. Ropata, J.M. Green, S.L.H. Viljanen-Rollinson, M.G. Cromey, K. Arthur, R.M. MacDiarmid, N.W. Waipara and A.T. Marsh The threat of myrtle rust to Māori taonga plant species in New Zealand Amanda Black, Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, Alby Marsh, Thomas Malcom, Nick Waipara, Waitangi Wood. Myrtle Rust Aotearoa 2017: An indigenous response to a serious biosecurity threat to taonga (treasured) plant species. (Sorry not available) Ruth E. Bone and Clare Trivedi Preparation and response to plant health threats- tree seed banking on a small island in the Atlantic. GS Pegg, AJ Carnegie, FR Giblin (Presented by Grant Smith) Myrtle rust – impact on native Australian Myrtaceae and associated plant communities Session 6 – Perspectives Judy Gilbert & Jo Ritchie “What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning” – Werner Heisenberg Kevin Mills Restoring grossly modified Island ecosystems: Where do we start and where do we want to go? Å Berggren* and A Jansson A sustainable food production based on insects Sue Bower Winning paradise back from the weeds on World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island Day 3 – Opening Keynote – Jon Brodie Regulatory tools a must for watershed management for the Great Barrier Reef. Akanisi Caginitoba, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Isoa Koroiwaqa, Sirilo Dulunaqio, Stacy D. Jupiter, Christopher Brown, Amelia Wenger Merging traditional community-based management approaches and catchment modelling to address land-based impacts to coastal ecosystems in Fiji Session 7 – Seagrass systems Gilianne Brodie, Jeremy Hills, Cherie Morris, Namrata Chand, Katy Soapi & Posa Skelton Keeping Balance- the Status and Importance of Seagrass Ecosystems in the Pacific Oceanscape Namrata Chand , Gilianne Brodie, Jeremy Hills , Posa Skelton and Nathan Wales Mapping Spatial Occurrence of Seagrass Meadows in Suva Lagoon Session 8 – Prioritisation Jade M.S. Delevaux, Kostantinos A. Stamoulis, Kim A. Falinski, Stacy Jupiter, Leah Bremer, Alan M. Friedlander, Rachel Dacks, Kimberly Burnett, Anders Knudby, Tamara Tiktin Managing for island resilience through scenario planning with linked land-sea models KA Stamoulis, JMS Delevaux, M Poti, MK Donovan, J Lecky, B Costa, MS Kendall, ID Williams, SJ Pittman, LM Wedding, AM Friedlander Seascape models reveal places to focus coral reef fisheries restoration Amelia Wenger, Stacy Jupiter, Kim Falinksi, Waisea Naisilisili, Tingo Leve and Yashika Nand To log or to protect? Trade-off between logging […]http://islandarks.com.au/files/2014/01/island-arks-logo-rgb-72.jpg