Society for Ecological Restoration International meetings provide an essential international forum for scientists and practitioners who look to restoration as a means to conserve the planet’s dwindling biodiversity and failing ecosystems. These meetings provide a critical platform to assist us in defining the principles of restoration, understanding goals and milestones, debating what ecosystem functions to measure and closing the gap between the science of restoration ecology and the practise of ecological restoration.

With a focus on Making Change in a Changing World, the local conference organising committee hope to engage the debate on the impact of a changing world on our restoration capabilities. With this focus, SER International 2009 aims to accommodate as many interests as possible. The meeting will host an array of themes representing current research and global restoration practice. Themes that are relevant, of high focus and contemporary in Australia will also be part of the SER International 2009 program. A preliminary list of themes to be addressed include:

• Restoration ecology in a changing world
• Linking science with the arts - social and cultural aspects of restoration
• Restoration at the landscape scale
• Ecological restoration of ecosystems
• Ecological restoration of disturbed sites
• Ecological restoration within urban areas
• Ecological restoration of threatened species, populations and habitats
• Management and technical aspects
• Disturbance ecology and management
• Economics and legislation of restoration

More information available at the SERI 2009 conference website