25 August 2023 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm
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Damien Cook, ecologist and co-founder of the Wetland Revival Trust (WRT) will be outlining the project planning process the WRT are using to implement their goals outlined in the Blueprint for Action which include;

• Ensuring restoration is based on sound science and practical knowledge:
• Embedding the National Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in their work processes
• Basing restoration on appropriate local indigenous reference ecosystems;
• Establishing a technical steering committee utilising state and local experts;
• Improving knowledge of ecological restoration by trialling innovative restoration techniques and sharing/collaborating with the broader restoration community

The aims of the WRT are to

• PROTECT – Advocate for the best possible management of high value wetlands and waterways at the landscape scale on both private and public lands
• RESTORE-Restore degraded wetlands in the southern Murray darling Basin, prioritising those of high cultural and ecological significance.
• SOUND SCIENCE- Using SERA (Society for Ecological Restoration Australia) guidelines and basing restoration on appropriate local indigenous reference ecosystems.
• BUILD RELATIONSHIPS- Consult and develop partnerships, especially with local Indigenous groups

This lunchtime webinar is bound to be inspiring and informative, it is being co-hosted by AABR Vic and ECA Vic