About 60 of the country’s brightest early- and mid-career research scientists from a range of disciplines will gather in Brisbane this week to find new ways to help manage one of the nation's most vulnerable ecosystems which is facing an increase in coal seam gas mining and drilling: the Bowen and Surat Basins.
The Bowen and Surat Basins are within the Great Artesian Basin that is the main source of freshwater for agriculture and human use in Queensland. But the basins are the focus of extensive coal seam gas drilling, raising concerns of groundwater contamination.
Farmers and pastoralists are worried about the effect of coal seam gas extraction on their land and livelihoods.
The 2011 Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tank, Stressed Ecosystems: Better decisions for Australia’s future, is being held in Brisbane on 29 and 30 September, to tackle some of the challenges facing these stressed ecosystems.
Their conclusions will be published on the Australian Academy of Science website and used for future policy development.
| What: | Stressed ecosystems: better decisions for Australia's future 2011 Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tank |
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| When: | 29 – 30 September 2011 |
| Where: | Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane |
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