CLIMATE, BIODIVERSITY: “Saving a Sunburnt Country? The challenges of species adaptation in a heating land”, NSW NCC Conference, 12-13 Nov 2008, Sydney

This conference will be relevant to those working on the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems at all levels of government, in the private sector and in the community. The ground breaking conference aims to provide access to the latest research on the challenges of assisting mitigation and adaptation for biodiversity and ecosystems under climate change, an overview of current policy and planning, and examples of innovation from government, academics and the community. Speakers contributing to the conference are from major university research centres on climate change, the CSIRO, federal and state government departments, councils, catchment management authorities, the private sector, non-government organisations and the community.