What follows are all the PAWA events that are coming up, reports on PAWA events that are now past and a list of Australian and international events that are important to the field of protected area management.

what's coming up for pawa

  • 4 September 2010 - Equip Tanzania Fundraising Dinner

    PAWA invites you to join us at a dinner to raise funds to assist the village game scouts in southern Tanzania in their fight against wildlife poaching...download the poster here

    Saturday 4th September 2010
    6.30pm - 9.30pm
    Western Plains Cultural Centre
    Dinner & Presentations: $40 pp

    PAWA is raising funds to purchase essential field equipment and training for the village game scouts and we hope that you will join us to support this worthy cause.

    The fund raising dinner will include a presentation on the Equip Tanzania project, a presentation by Terry Korn on the evolution of the Timor Leste protected area system & a presentation by Ross Taylor from Taronga Western Plains Zoo on the plight of the critically endangered Black Rhino and the Zoo’s role in the international breeding program.

  • 14 October 2010 - PAWA AGM - Camp Cypress, Baradine

    • Come and join your Western colleagues for the next PAWA AGM hot on the heels of the Western Branch Rangers Conference, Camp Cypress, Baradine. The PAWA AGM will commence at 5.15pm, ALL WELCOME! Please RSVP by Friday 8th October to Steven Woodhall.    

      Please send your agenda items (and background material or ‘discussion paper’) to Tegan Burton by Friday 8th October or any time before.

      One of the top agenda items will be voting for some new committee members, with nominations being called for Vice-chair, Secretary and Committee Member. Download the nomination form here and submit it to the Secretary by 14th September via fax to 9457 9054 or email to Secretary.

      If you would like more information about any of these roles or the committee generally before making a nomination, descriptions can be found in the constitution and of course you are also most welcome to discuss it with any member of the current committee.

      Finally, the deadline for the next edition of PAWA Press is 12th October – please send your text and images to Michele.

What's Been Happening

  • 15 August 2010 - PAWA signs up to the Boobook Declaration. The Declaration is a celebration of and for Australia’s biodiversity in all its variety: ecosystems, species and genes. It also calls on the Australian Government to act decisively to fulfil its international and national promises to protect biodiversity. Specifically in 2010; the International Year of Biodiversity. Read the full Declaration here. Read more obout Boobook.org here, Biodiversity is life.  Biodiversity is our life.
  • 31 July 2010 - World Ranger Day

    This is the day to commemorate the many Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty. It is also the day to celebrate Rangers and the work they do to protect the world’s natural and cultural treasures. Read more here...

2009

  • 5 November 2009 - PAWA AGM at the 6th WRC in Bolivia.
    •  12 PAWA members attended this Congress in Bolivia where PAWA became a formal member of the IRF and we handed over much needed fire fighting equipment GPSs and digital cameras to the APITKATXI indigenous rangers of north east Brazil. Read the AGM Minutes here.
  • 19 - 20 September 2009 - 2nd Annual Canoe Challenge and PAWA's 3rd AGM

    • Canoe Challenge 2009 a fantastic opportunity for an overnight camp, paddle and explore in the wilds of Wollemi National Park.
      ...all monies raised went to PAWA's "Equip the Amazon" project, providing vital equipment for indigenous rangers in the NE Amazon.

  • 31 July 2009 - World Ranger Day Presentation Night- Blackheath Auditorium, Blues Mountains
    • At this PAWA hosted event, Ranger and PAWA member Tegan Burton shared her experiences of ranger training in Amapa, Brazil; Den Barber, Sharyn Halls and Michael Jackson gave an overview of indigenous co-management in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, and Ranger Chris Banffy shared his experiences in ‘working with the mob’ (local indigenous communities) in protected area management in the Northern Territory and in Western Australia. With more than 40 people attending the event, PAWA raised $416 for the Thin Green Line Foundation / Ranger Dependents Fund through door entry and $855 for Equip the Amazon through a fundraising raffle drawn on the night.
  • 13 May 2009 - PAWA Treasurer Steve Woodhall sent a submission to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. The commissions website is www.royalcommission.vic.gov.au and the PAWA submission can be read by downloading the file here.

2008

  • 7 August - PAWA AGM
  • 31 July - World Ranger Day
    • The first of an annual night of presentations with door proceeds going to the Ranger Dependants Fund. Takings on the night raised just under $700 for the Dependants Fund and the raffle raised $680 for "Equip the Amazon". A big thanks to all who helped bring the night together, we look forward to a bigger and better night next year.
  • 29 & 30 March - PAWA General Meeting, Nurrewin
  • 9 March - Canoe Challenge
    • A great day on and off the water with canoe races, kids challenges, raffles and BBQ which raised over $300 for "Equip the Amazon". Click to read an article on the event
    2007
  • 22 September - Inaugural PAWA AGM; Ku-ring-gai Chase NP
    • The inaugural AGM saw the formal acceptance of the constitution, the general laying out of a charter for PAWA, election of the first PAWA committee, setting up the "Equip the Amazon" project and a general celebration that the association was truly up and running. Read the minutes for the full report.
  • 31 July - World Ranger Day; "Thin Green Line" screenings
    • PAWA supports a number of premier screenings of Sean Willmore's film "Thin Green Line" with 100% of proceeds going to the Ranger Dependants Fund.
  • 27 February - Incorporation of PAWA NSW
    • With incorporation, PAWA NSW commences operation with an interim committee to get things underway.

Other important PRotected Area Related Events

  • 1 - 3 September 2010 - 3rd Australian Wildlife Tourism Conference - Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Gold Coast, Qld

    • Wild Benefits has been selected as the conference theme to explore the diversity of positive impacts that are produced by sustainable wildlife tourism. In addition it will also examine and discuss the strategies designed to achieve and maintain them.

    • Over the course of the three days the conference will present a range of plenary and concurrent sessions, fascinating keynote speakers, insightful and practical workshops.
  • 4 September - Ecology at the Rural/Urban Interface - Harbourside, Queens Wharf, Newcastle NSW
    • The Ecological Consultants Association of NSW Inc. (ECA), the leading industry group for ecological consultants in NSW, is holding its annual conference at the Harbourside, Queens Wharf in Newcastle, NSW on 4 September 2009. The theme of the conference is "Ecology at the Rural/Urban Interface" and discusses some of ecological issues that ecological consultants, planners, councils, land managers, community groups, and state and commonwealth government departments deal with as urban development continues to expand into rural and natural environmental areas.
  • 8 - 10 September 2010 - AFAC / Bushfire CRC 2010 - Darwin, NT
    • The theme of the 2010 Conference is:
      ‘Same, Same, but Different – Learning lessons in a changing world”.

      This theme explores the challenge that if the world is changing, are we and can we manage emergency services the same way we have done in the past?

      Abstracts, specifically linking to the conference theme, for both oral and posters are invited from emergency services and management professionals, volunteers, researchers and academics, industry and government bodies.
  • 26 - 30 September 2010 - LEADING CHANGE: LIVING FOR ONE PLANET, 16th Biennial National Conference, AAEE, Australian National University, Canberra ACT
    • The Australian Association for Environmental Education conference offers participants from government and non-government organisations a robust and dynamic forum where they can exchange ideas, experiences and research to build the capacity of people to innovate and implement solutions. 

      The intention is to facilitate meaningful learning and real outcomes in a participative way through reflective dialogue and panel forums as well as a wide variety of field trips and interactive workshops.
  • 28 September - 1 October 2010 - Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc (ANPC) 8th National Conference - Perth WA

    • This conference is for practitioners, researchers, governments, community groups, non-government organisations and anyone else interested in plant conservation.

      We aim to provide updates on the latest, most relevant information, and opportunities to link up with other people working to conserve our native flora.

  • 29 September - 2 October 2010 - Europarc 2010 - Pescasseroli in the Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park, Italy
    • Living together. Biodiversity and Human Activites: A Challenge for the Future of Protected Areas
    • 2010 has been proclaimed the International Year of Biodiversity. The EUROPARC conference will consider this important theme with workshops, excursions and speeches on the topic "Living together. Biodiversity and Human Activites: A Challenge for the Future of Protected Area".
  • 4 - 9 October 2010 - SONDRIO FESTIVAL 2010 - International Documentary Film Festival on Parks - Sondrio, Italy

    • The organisation of SONDRIO FESTIVAL 2010 -International Documentary Film Festival on Parks is now underway!

      What is it? It’s a Documentary Film Festival unique in its kind, focusing on high quality nature films shot in parks and protected areas worldwide. It has been running for 24 years and has attracted top film-makers, park managers and conservationists from every continent.

      What sort of films are eligible? Documentary films on the theme of National Parks, Reserves and Protected Areas, featuring naturalistic, ethnographic, historical and/or management aspects.  A further film section will be dedicated to documentaries made in natural areas, highlighting problems concerning the environment, its conservation, human activities and sustainable development.

      Films must have been produced not before 2008.

      What does it cost to enter? Nothing – entry is free! Just send your entry form and a PAL DVD for pre-selection (not later than 31 May 2010).

      Are there prizes? Of course – the Town of Sondrio Award (first prize) is 5,000 Euros (plus an invitation back to Sondrio) and the Stelvio National Park Award is 3,000 Euros.  The Lombardy Region Award (3.000 Euros) will be assigned for the best documentary that highlights the naturalistic, cultural, landscape and economic aspects of Italian protected areas.

      How can you enter? The Festival entry regulations and entry form are on the festival website:www.sondriofestival.it where you can also find more information.

  • 11-14 October 2010 - 13th International Riversymposium - Perth WA
    • Managing our rivers has revolved around altering the movement of water – obviously through dams, extraction for irrigation, mining, water supplies, industry and water transfers and more cryptically when we consider groundwater use, virtual water, water sensitive urban design, water recycling and adjustments to environmental flows.
  • 18 - 20 October 2010 - NZRA National Conference - Wellington, New Zealand

    • The conference theme this year is CONNECT...the dots.

      This conference has opportunities for you to CONNECT policy and practice, politics and programmes – and also you and your colleagues.

  • 19 - 20 October 2010 - European Landscape Convention - Florence, Italy
    • The European Landscape Convention - also known as the Florence Convention - promotes the protection, management and planning of European landscapes and organises European co-operation on landscape issues. The convention was adopted on 20 October 2000 in Florence (Italy) and came into force on 1 March 2004 (Council of Europe Treaty Series no. 176). It is open for signature by member states of the Council of Europe and for accession by the European Community and European non-member states. It is the first international treaty to be exclusively concerned with all dimensions of European landscape.
  • 25 - 29 October 2010 - 3rd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference - Spokane, Washington, USA

    • The International Association of Wildland Fire presents the 3rd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference.  This conference is co-sponsored by the Joint Fire Science Program and the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center. 

      The first two IAWF Fire Behavior and Fuels Conferences held in 2006 (Portland, OR) and in 2007 (Destin, FL) presented valuable opportunities for sharing information about wildland fire globally. The third installment in this special series holds the same potential. 

  • 2 - 10 November 2010 - Biodiversity Beyond 2010: Missed Opportunities, New Targets - Dublin, Ireland
    • Hosted by the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management; Further information about this conference will be posted up shortly
  • 6 November 2010 - The 2nd Thin Green Line Festival - Coolart Wetlands, Somers, Mornington
    Peninsula, Victoria
    • The 2nd Thin Green Line Festival will be held on on Parks Victoria’s Coolart Wetlands. If you’re in Australia this is a must see event with over 20 bands, world films, circus performances and more.We will be encouraging all of you around the world to join in this music celebration by hosting your own grassroots music event with fellow rangers, friends and communities to support and celebrate the work of rangers across the globe and support the much needed work of TGLF in its efforts to support families of rangers killed in the line of duty.
  • 10-12 November 2010 - Interpretation Australia’s 18th National Symposium - Launceston, Tasmania

    • Staged on the Apple Isle, our theme Peeling back the layers will get ‘right to the core of what matters’ in natural and cultural heritage interpretation — to delve into a range of ‘juicy’ topics that promise to reveal exciting and fresh new insights for professionals and new comers alike!

      Peeling back the layers offers a dynamic and varied program. Presentations, workshops, field trips and events at top natural and cultural interpretive sites will truly indulge our senses and creative spirit. Expect to be challenged and inspired! Distinguished keynote speakers from Australia and overseas will present daily.

  • 15 - 18 November 2010 - VI International Conference on Forest Fire Research - Coimbra, Portugal
    • International conference bringing together scientists from around the world and from all quadrants of research to discuss the topics of: fire & forest management, fire prevention, fire and fuel modelling, fire weather, fire safety, fire ecology and fire risk.
  • 5 - 7 April 2011 - 11th Wildland Fire Safety Summit - Missoula, Montana, USA
  • 9 - 13 May 2011 - 5th International Wildland Fire Conference - Sun City, South Africa
    • Provide a forum for fire management leaders, politicians, professionals, researchers and practitioners from throughout the globe to discuss and work on critical fire issues affecting communities, resources and ecosystems in all regions and co-operatively work on the consolidation of a global wildland fire management strategy.
    • Strengthen the effectiveness of the Regional Wildland Fire Networks and support their links into the UNISDR Global Wildland Fire Network.
    • Strengthen International Cooperation and Exchange in Fire Management Practice.
    • Provide a platform for the fire management industry, research organizations and fire specialists to display innovations, new technologies, products and methods for wildland fire management and interact with the conference participants.
  • 20 - 23 June 2011 - "Security from the impact of vertebrate pest animals", 15th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference - Cockle Bay, Sydney

    • The Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference is a not-for-profit event held every three years to bring together researchers, managers, students and policy makers dealing with pest animals.
      The meeting is convened by the multigovernment Vertebrate Pests Committee and will be hosted by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment.
      Anyone working in the area or interested in animal control should plan on attending. New tools and methodologies will be discussed as well as the vital community aspects of pest animal control. Animal welfare and community attitudes to human-wildlife conflicts will be explored.