The Global Biodiversity Framework challenges us to learn from and care for local natural systems while recognising the translocal flows between ecosystems. This session shines a light on scientific and community based efforts to restore and ‘rewild’ urban ecosystems which have been denuded by invasive flora and fauna since Colonisation.

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Chaired by

Professor Alex O’Mara, University of Sydney

Speakers

John Siemon, Director of Horticulture, Royal Botanic Garden

Charlotte Fletcher, Urban Ecology Co-ordinator, City of Sydney

Rob Brewster, Rewilding Manager, Invasive species council

Professor Alexandra Crosby, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney

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