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Description
This is the blog of the Human Ecology Forum. We meet regularly on Friday, between 10 and 12 in the Old Forestry Library of the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra.
You are welcome to participate through the forum or the blog.
Resilience Thinking and Mangroves in Indonesia
After returning from researching mangrove ecosystems in Simeulue Island, Aceh (next to Nias Island), Ben Brown of Mangrove Action Project stumbled upon Salt and Walker’s book “Resilience Thinking”. It resonated with his experience of working in Southeast Asia in community-based mangrove management, conservation and restoration, and in response to Salt and Walker’s challenge to readers by to explore resilience concepts in the ecosystems that they work in, Ben wrote a fascinating report on the resilience of mangrove ecosystems in Indonesia. Published by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in English and Indonesia, but not currently availble online, we’ve posted the report on the Human Ecology Forum blog for your edification.
For-Profit Scientific Publishers and the Culture of Entitlement
Join in Mike ’s rant about for-profit scientific publishers and the culture of entitlement over at scienceblogs.com.
Food security
Reforming the economics of food production and supply would be beneficial for a number of environmental and social problems, argues Peter Baker at BBC online.
Feast or Famine – Science in the Pub
Should Australians cultivate native foods for the table? Join Catalyst’s Paul Willis, New Inventor’s Bernie Hobbs and Les Hiddins (aka The Bush Tucker Man) to debate the sustainability of our current food industry. Sunday Aug 17, 2 to 4pm, King O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Civic.
Australian Science Festival
The Australian Science Festival 2008 will be held in Canberra from August 16 to 24, 2008.
94th ESA meeting
The Ecological Society of America’s next annual meeting will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 2009, on the theme of “Ecological Knowledge and a Global Sustainable Society”.
Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability
The Eighth International Conference of the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability network: “Kā kaiārahi o te kaitiakitaka: Tertiary Education Institutions Leading for Sustainability.” 1-3 October 2008 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Systems types
Systems types at the DCSWiki (Distributed and Complex Systems).
Participatory modelling for coral reef management
Deb Cleland is one of the rocking crew of students who completed Honours in Human Ecology at the Australian National University in 2007. Her innovative honours’ research took advantage of incredible research opportunities with the Modelling and Decision Support Working Group in the Coral Reef Targeted Research Project to carry out practical research on approaches to sustainable reef management. Deb worked with the MDS-WG to design interactive models and role play games to engage stakeholders in coral reef management and conservation issues. Deb has kindly allowed us to post her honours thesis on the Human Ecology Forum website.
