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Ecosystem Services and Futures Thinking: Two Brave Initiatives

Ecosystem Services and Futures Thinking: Two Brave Initiatives. Barney Foran Steve Cork Stuart Pearson Jason Alexandra. Ecosystem services. “Benefits people get from nature”. Case study: The Goulburn Broken Catchment. LAND-USES. SERVICES. Legacies.

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Ecosystem Services and Futures Thinking: Two Brave Initiatives

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  1. Ecosystem Services and Futures Thinking: Two Brave Initiatives Barney ForanSteve CorkStuart PearsonJason Alexandra

  2. Ecosystem services “Benefits people get from nature”

  3. Case study: The Goulburn Broken Catchment

  4. LAND-USES SERVICES

  5. Legacies The Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration 1899-1999 Sustainable EcosystemsEntomologyLand and WaterForestry and Forest ProductsPlant Industry Rainforest CRC

  6. Legacies • New thinking • Awareness • Informed dialogue • Spawned many research projects • Encouraged uptake in policy • Ongoing role for LWA to the end

  7. Futures program • Grew from Redesigning Agriculture for Australian Landscapes (RAAL) • Invested in “futures research” • Supported several other programs • Morphed into Innovationand Strategic Analysis programs

  8. Futures program “Isn’t a good chat over a glass of red just as good?”

  9. Uncertainty and decision-making RulesHedging Optimal control Certainty→ OptionsAdaptive management PossibilitiesPlan for surprise Control→

  10. What is “futures research”?

  11. Example project areas • Scenario planning (e.g., Goulburn Broken, Future Woolscapes, LWA) • Innovative technologies (e.g., biofuels, envisioning landscapes) • Emerging challenges (e.g., endocrine disrupters, per-iurban development, future governance …)

  12. Legacies

  13. Legacies Namoi Murrumbidgee Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Australian Meat Industry Avocados Australia Regional Development Victoria

  14. Legacies Stuart Pearson Louise Osbourne

  15. Legacies • 4 ex LWA staff • 1 ex LWA consultant • Many past LWA clients • 10 agencies in across Australia and New Zealand

  16. People

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