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Scientific Programme
43rd Annual GSSA Congress: Implementing New Approaches to Range and Pasture Management
Opening Address
The contribution of conservation areas to science
Dr Hector Magome, Managing Director Conservation Services, SANParks, Kruger National Park
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Keynote Address
What can conservation learn from the science of planted pastures and conservation and vice versa?
Dr Richard Stirzaker, CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia
Dr Richard Stirzaker is based within the Agricultural Soil and Water Dynamics research group, which is part of the Irrigation and Water Resources research program. His current work revolves around the development and commercialisation of the FullStop Wetting Front Detector, a simple device to help irrigators improve water, salt and nutrient management. His team was awarded the International WATSAVE Award for Water Conservation in Agriculture in 2003. Richard also holds a honorary professorship at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Visit his website to find out more about him.
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Plenary Session: Linking Planted Pastures with Natural Rangelands
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The Ekangala Grassland Project, Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga
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Workshop: Teaching Rangeland and Pasture Science
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Symposium: Savannas - How has our knowledge grown since the biome projects?
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Session: Fodder Production from Planted Pastures
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Awareness and dissemination of information on the use of alternative fodder sources to reduce pressure on natural veld resources
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Session: Ecosystem Ecology in Rangelands
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Workshop: Remote Sensing & Rangeland Management
A review of how remote sensing has been applied in rangeland management in the form of short presentations by delegates on practical issues, pitfalls and success stories. The sharing of experiences in a less formal environment where we can learn from each other and improve the confidence in the use of this technology to support practical management of rangelands.
If you have specific ideas and presentations for this workshop, please contact Linda Kleyn.
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Special Session: Legumes and Old Lands
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Session: Land Transformation and Rehabilitation
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Symposium: Adaptive Management
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Session: Rangeland Fodder Production and Quality
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Session: Invasive Plants and Bush Encroachment
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Session: Biodiversity Initiatives and Conservation Planning
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Symposium: Integrating land and water systems: A resource management imperative?
Session Chair: Harry Biggs
This session challenges the entrenched separate notions of Land Management and Water Resource Management. It aims to change the way "land" and "water" 'separatists' (almost all of us - why are we like this?) see the resource. The session will posit that: (a) terrestrial and freshwater systems are inextricably linked (to a far greater extent than commonly realized) and that this conjoined system contains a human subsystem that is integral to the overall system; and that therefore (b) management and governance should be considering radical adjustments to take this into account more realistically - a paradigmatic overhaul?
After a brief introduction, the session will have three papers each asking a key question - one about rivers and land as possible yin and yang; one about whether land managers ever actually manage for aquatic ecosystems; and one about whether humans appear to be, or could become, appropriate custodians of a nuanced, interdigitated, sustainable landscape.
You are invited to attend the session and consider these three challenges, then join in a lively debate about whether and to what extent we were wrong in our conceptualisation, understanding or response, and plot a way forward.
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Eco Solutions Exhibition