Environment and conservation issues

Fenner conferences on the environment are conferences on the environment and conservation issues in Australia and its environs. Their aim is to bring together those with relevant scientific, administrative and policy expertise to consider current environmental and conservation problems in Australia, thereby contributing to the formation of policies that can alleviate some of these problems. If you are interested in holding a conference, see the Fenner conferences funding page.

Upcoming

• 2022/23: Compound events in Australia – strategic planning for multivariate risk (date TBC)

Past conferences

• 2021/22: Exceptional times, exceptional plants: Alternative ex situ conservation strategies for Australian plants
• 2020/21: Making Australian agriculture sustainable.
• 2019/20: Managing wild and weedy Australia across boundaries and disciplines
• 2018/19: The use of gene drive technology in conservation
• 2017/18: Urban Sustainability and Conservation
• 2016/17: International Forward Osmosis Summit (IFOS) 2016
• 2015/16: Maximising the capacity of citizen science for science and society: A Fenner Conference on the Environment, Shine Dome, Canberra
• 2014/15: ‘Addicted to Growth?: How to move to a Steady State Economy in Australia, Shine Dome, Canberra
• 2013/14: Coral Reefs on the edge - new challenges for high latitude coral reef communities, Houtman Abrolhos Island Research Station (PDF, 83 KB)
• 2012/13: Population, Resources and Climate Change - Implications for Australia's near future, Shine Dome, Canberra
• 2009/10: Healthy climate, planet and people: co-benefits for health of action on climate change, Shine Dome, Canberra (PDF, 210 KB)
• 2008/9: The art and science of good environmental decision making. Shine Dome, Canberra (PDF, 210 KB)
• Wildlife Population Dynamics and Management, Fenner Conference on the Environment, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 2–5 December 2007
• Water, population and Australia's urban future, 2007 Fenner Conference on the Environment, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 15–16 March 2007
• Integrating agricultural and environmental imperatives for a profitable and sustainable future, Fenner Conference on the Environment, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 8–9 November 2006 
• Urbanism, environment and health, Fenner Conference on the Environment, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 25–26 May 2006
• Understanding the population–environment debate: Bridging disciplinary divides, 2004 Fenner Conference on the Environment, 24–25 May 2004 
• Tracking progress: linking environment and economy through indicators and accounting Systems, Fenner Conference on the environment, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 September to 3 October 1996