Dunstan Environment Dialogues

Biodiversity Begins at Home

Hosted by the Royal Institution of Australia in association with the Don Dunstan Foundation and The Environment Institute on Wednesday 24 November.

‘Biodiversity’ is the sum total of all living things on the planet, and it is organised into species, communities and ecosystems. Biodiversity provides us with food, materials and energy: we eat animals and plants; insects pollinate most of our crops; soil microbes assist plant growth; vegetation reduces flooding and cleanses drinking water; and so on. Yet much of the world’s biodiversity is in peril – species are going extinct or becoming rare faster than almost any time in the last several million years. If we do not halt the biodiversity crisis, humans will suffer deeply. What can we do?

This Dunstan Dialogue focused on ways that you and society in general could make a difference by taking the initiative to protect and restore habitats and to reduce one’s own ecological footprint.

Video of the Dunstan Dialogues is available on the RiAus website.

Download the panel discussion and question time.

Presentations

Click on individual links below to listen to speaker introductions and presentations.

Speakers	Backgrounds	Audio Downloads
	Mike Young Executive Director The Environment Institute University of Adelaide	MP3 (0.9MB)
	Corey Bradshaw Director of Ecological Modelling Marine Biology Program The University of Adelaide	MP3 (2.1MB)
	Andrew Lowe Director ACEBB The University of Adelaide	MP3 (1.2MB)
	Craig Gillespie Representative Urban Forest Biodiversity Program	MP3 (2.1MB)
	Matt Turner Environmental Scientist Wilderness Society of SA	MP3 (2.2MB)
	Sarah Lance Manager Bushbids	MP3 (3.2MB)