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Coral Reef Futures Forum Program

Thursday 18 October (day session)
Time Theme Topic Presenter
8.30am Registration and coffee
9.00am Forum Welcome Kurt Lambeck
9.15am The importance of coral reefs - a global perspective
Chair: Terry Hughes
 
  • Coral reefs and the nascent economics of resilience
 John Quiggin
 
  • Science, Uncertainty and the Crystal Ball - informing policy on coral reefs
 Diana Wright
 
  • Making decisions about resource development in and around coral reefs: How can science contribute?
 Ian Poiner
 
  • Linking research to management of the Great Barrier Reef
 Russell Reichelt
10.30am Morning Tea
11.00am Climate change and coral reefs
Chair: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
   
  • Ten things you need to know about Climate Change and coral reefs
 Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Ken Anthony
   
  • Acid trip to Australia's future: Ocean acidification and coral reefs
Malcolm McCulloch
   
  • The risk of coral bleaching to coral reef biodiversity
Morgan Pratchett
12.30pm-1.30pm Lunch
   
  • Rapid (r)evolutions: Can reefs respond quickly enough?
Line Bay, Sophie Dove, Bill Leggatt, David Miller, Madeleine van Oppen, and David Yellowlees
   
  • Rising Plague: Diseases in marine organisms and climate change
Bette Willis, Tracey Ainsworth
   
  • What next? Managing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park under climate change
Laurence McCook
2.50pm Theme discussion
3.00pm Afternoon tea
3.30pm New paradigms for ecosystem-based management of coral reefs
Chair: Bob Steneck		  
   
  • How to kill a coral reef: Lessons from the Caribbean
Bob Steneck
   
  • Anticipating ecological surprises: Managing reef resilience
Terry Hughes
   
  • Blast from the Past: Messages for reef management from the fossil record
 John Pandolfi
   
  • A role for aquaculture in ecosystem restoration?
Rocky de Nys
4.50pm Theme discussion  
5.00pm end


Thursday 18 October (evening session)

A public discussion, hosted by Robyn Williams will be held at 6.00pm (5.15pm for refreshments) on Thursday 18 October. Details



Friday 19 October (day session)
Time Theme Topic Presenter
9.00am Welcome and introductory comments Dennis Trewin
9.15am Keynote: Australian coral reefs: Adaptive management of critical natural resources John Tanzer
9.45am Sustainable Reef Resources
Chair: Sean Connolly 		 
   
  • Marine protected areas: What they can and cannot do
 Geoff Jones
   
  • Marine protected areas: Will they provide resilience through reduced stress?
Mark McCormick
10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea
   
  • Connectivity, climate change and the future for reef fishes
 Philip Munday
   
  • Power to the people: 25 years of reef management in the Philippines
 Garry Russ
   
  • Managing top predators: Reef shark fisheries
Howard Choat
12.20pm Theme discussion
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Catchments to Reefs: Integrated planning, management and governance
Chair: Malcolm McCulloch 		 
   
  • Muddy Waters: Water quality and run-off
 Jon Brodie
   
  • Before and after the Asian tsunami: Lessons for coastal management
Andrew Baird
   
  • Science and politics in conservation planning
 Bob Pressey
2.50pm-3.20pm Afternoon tea
   
  • Capacity building on our doorstep: Governance of near-shore marine systems in Melanesia
 Simon Foale
   
  • Conservation in a changing climate
Josh Cinner
4.00pm Coral Reef Futures: Forum summary and general discussion Terry Hughes and session chairs