Day 2: Tuesday 6 September 2022

07H30-08H00

Arrival and coffee

08H00-08H30

KEYNOTE 4 - RUPERT KOOPMAN: Upcycling the past to shape the present and future of Plant Conservation

08H30-09H00

KEYNOTE 5 - JASPER SLINGSBY:Tracking and forecasting change in the Cape Floristic Region

09h00-09h30

Tea break

Parallel session (Hall 1) - Session chair: Andrew Turner, Dewidine Van Der Colf

Parallel session (Hall 2)

09H30-11H06

THEMATIC SESSION (TH_C1):  Invasive alien species and their control in MTEs

SYMPOSIUM 4: Jasper Slingsby et al. Advances in Remote Sensing of Biodiversity in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

11H06-11H20

Short break

Parallel session (Hall 1)

Parallel session (Hall 2) 

11H20-13H20

WORKSHOP 1: Alanna Rebelo & Karen Esler - Fynbos Restoration Workshop: The latest strategy and tools for practitioners

SYMPOSIUM 5: Helen de Klerk, Zahn Munch & Vernon Visser - Using remote sensing to understand and manage Mediterranean Type Ecosystems

13H20-14H30

LUNCH BREAK

Parallel session (Hall 1) - Session chair: Mashudu Nndanduleni, Adriaan Grobler

Parallel session (Hall 2) 

14H30-16H00

THEMATIC SESSION (TH_C1 continued):  Restoration of Mediterranean shrublands and rivers

SYMPOSIUM 6: Lindsey Gillson et al. - Using Long-term data to Conserve and Manage Mediterranean Type Ecosystems

16H00-16H30

Tea break

Printed Poster Session 3

Workshop Session (Hall 1)

Printed Poster Session 3 (continued)

16H30-18H30

WORKSHOP 2: Wihan Bekker, Karen Esler  et al. (Hybrid Workshop) - Moving from the stick to the carrot, an approach to improved fire management of Mediterranean Ecosystems (Zoom link provided)

18H30-19H00

NETWORKING SESSION AND SOCIAL FUNCTION: Odette Curtis, Grant Forbes et al. (short film; in-person session) - The Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust: Celebrating 10 years of Renosterveld Conservation

19H00-TILL LATE

DINNER AND DISCO EVENING