Aug 25, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
The ANPC are very excited to announce the upcoming launch of the third edition of ‘Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia – strategies and guidelines for developing, managing and utilising ex situ collections’ (also known as the Germplasm Guidelines) edited by ANPC Project Manager Dr Amelia Martyn Yenson. The launch will be held on Tuesday 7 September during the online Australasian Seed Science Conference. Join the launch to discover why this best-practice handbook is so important for plant conservation in Australia, what new content has been added, and how you can use the Guidelines in your work.
We also warmly invite everyone to the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment: Exceptional times, exceptional plants. The conference will include presentations and a panel session on identifying and conserving non-orthodox species. It will also provide an opportunity to strengthen partnerships and interact with experts online. This event will be held on Thursday 9 September 2021 and is free to join, even if you are not attending the Australasian Seed Science Conference. Register now here.
Aug 25, 2021 | News
The ANPC has helped Greening Australia reach a huge milestone in Project Phoenix. This project aims to have the seed sector come together and develop the 10-year Native Seed and Landscape Restoration Strategy for Australia. ANPC Project Manager, Dr Martin Driver, has been participating at Project Phoenix steering committee meetings, and reviewing reports and the strategy. Project Manager, Dr Lucy Commander has written three reports which inform the strategy. All 24 reports which inform the strategy are available to the public at this link. On this page you will also find a link to comment on the draft Strategy. Everyone with an interest in the future of native seed management in Australia is invited to have their say. Be quick, submissions close Monday 2 August 2021.
Jul 7, 2021 | Events Category
We’d like to invite everyone to the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment: Exceptional times, exceptional plants.
What’s happening?
This one day workshop provides an opportunity for scientists and organisations to better understand which Australasian plant species need alternatives to seed banking and what ex situ conservation options are available (including living collections, cryopreservation and tissue culture). These methods for conserving plant germplasm can help facilitate species recovery and protect species from extinction. The conference will include presentations and a panel session, provide an opportunity to strengthen partnerships and the chance to interact with experts online.
The Fenner Conference is an ideal introduction to key chapters of the new third edition of ‘Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia – strategies and guidelines for developing, managing and utilising ex situ collections’ (also known as the Germplasm Guidelines), which will be launched earlier in the week. Significant advances to identify and conserve ‘exceptional plants’ ex situ have been made since the guidelines were last published. Knowledge-sharing will support plant conservation in this critical time. Sharing our knowledge can help prevent plant extinctions by better understanding species biology as well as providing plants and knowledge to support translocation and ecological restoration.
Register now!
‘Exceptional times, exceptional plants’ will be held online on Thursday 9th September. This event is free to join, even if you are not attending the Australasian Seed Science Conference. You can register now at
https://seedscience2021.com.au/fenner-conference/.
Download the Program here.
After the conference
We will also be holding a writing day, by invitation, to summarise outcomes and recommendations for exceptional species conservation in Australia and New Zealand and conclude the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment in 2022, more details to come.
This workshop is funded by a grant from the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment.
Feature image by Michael Lawrence-Taylor
Jul 7, 2021 | News
On Thursday 17 June, ANPC Project Manager Dr Lucy Commander was asked by Perth NRM to give a seminar on seed collection. Lucy provided an overview of the new edition of the Florabank Guidelines, which outlines best practice native seed collection and use, as well as the Guidelines for the Translocation of Threatened Plants in Australia and a case study from her previous work restoring a Threatened Ecological Community. The seminar was fully booked, and well received, with attendees indicating that the seminar increased their knowledge about seeds and that they would share their new knowledge with colleagues and the community.
Jul 7, 2021 | News
The second workshop in this series, run in collaboration with Murrumbidgee Landcare and Riverina LLS, ‘Seed germination and propagation’ was held on 30th April. Around 25 participants attended from a wide geographic range, their interests included restoration of rare and diminishing species on their own land. The next workshop will be field based to inspect a range of direct seeded restoration and revegetation sites, equipment and techniques. Anyone interested can contact ANPC Project Manager Dr Martin Driver, Jade Auldist or Sally Ware (Riverina LLS).
