[Anthropgrad] Reminder - RMAP ARGUMENT - Are Marine Parks a Waste of Space? - 4.30-6pm Thursday 15 May

[RMAP Seminars]

ARE MARINE PARKS A WASTE OF SPACE?

Moderator: Dr Pascal Perez
Panelists: Prof Karen Edyvane, Dr Richard Kenchington and Prof Roger 
Bradbury

Thursday 15 May 2008, 4.30-6pm followed by refreshments
Innovations Building Lecture Theatre, Eggleston Rd, ANU (see map below)

Abstract
Marine parks - do they help or hinder coastal ecosystems cope with the 
problems of overfishing, pollution and other threats? The issue is not 
simple and the answer may be elusive. But most agree the threats are 
real. And coastal ecosystems continue to decline. Perhaps parks are good 
ideas that are poorly realised; perhaps there are just too few parks to 
make a difference; but perhaps parks are just plain bad ideas. Join the 
debate.

Biographical data
Prof Karen Edyvane (Marine Biodiversity Branch of the NT Department of 
Natural Resources)
Karen Edyvane is a marine habitat ecologist with specialist expertise 
and experience in the design and implementation of Marine Park systems 
and marine biodiversity conservation planning and management. (Read full 
bio 
<http://rspas.anu.edu.au/blogs/rmap/files/2008/04/arg_rb_panel_bios.pdf>)

Dr Richard Kenchington (Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources 
and Security, University of Wollongong)
Richard is a marine ecologist and currently a consultant in policy and 
management of coral reefs, ocean and tropical coastal ecosystems, marine 
resource sustainability and holds the Chair of the International Coral 
Reef Action Network. (Read full bio 
<http://rspas.anu.edu.au/blogs/rmap/files/2008/04/arg_rb_panel_bios.pdf>)

Prof Roger Bradbury (Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program, ANU)
He has a background in the modelling and analysis of ecosystems, and is 
currently particularly interested in the complex interaction between 
ecosystems and socioeconomic systems. (Read full bio 
<http://rspas.anu.edu.au/blogs/rmap/files/2008/04/arg_rb_panel_bios.pdf>)

Dr Pascal Perez (Resource Mangement in Asia-Pacific Program, ANU)
Pascal is a specialist in Integrative Social Simulation, using 
Multi-Agent Systems technologies to explore complex and adaptive 
systems. He is the co-Convenor of the Agent Based Modelling Theme within 
the ARC funded, COSNet Network of Excellence. He is also Co-Chair of the 
Modelling and Decision Support Working Group within the Global Coral 
Reef Targeted Project (CRTR, World Bank). (Read full bio 
<http://rspas.anu.edu.au/blogs/rmap/files/2008/04/arg_rb_panel_bios.pdf>)


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Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University

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