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FCA Newsmaker Luncheon: Climate Change Group Director with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), Dr Paul Marshall, will be the keynote speaker at the next FCA Newsmaker Luncheon. The CEO of GBRMPA, Russell Reichhelt, will make a short introduction prior to Dr Marshall’s address.
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| Topic: |
The impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef - the implications for one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and the work that is being done to minimize the impact. |
| When: |
Thursday, May 29 |
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12pm to 2pm |
| Where: |
Hamilton Room, NSW Trade & Investment Centre, Level 47, MLC Centre, Martin Place, Sydney |
| Cost: |
$25 (members) and $45 (non-members) for delicious two-course meal,
including beverages. (If you would like to request a VEGETARIAN meal, please
do let us know)
Cheques can mailed to The Treasurer, FCA, PO Box 974, Potts Point, NSW 1335
or internet transfers can be made to the FCA at Macquarie Bank BSB Number
182 222, Account Number 119537769. In the "Pay To" section you must put
your name in the "description" box.
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| RSVP: |
fca@foreigncorrespondents.org or 0412 721744
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| About the speaker: |
Dr Paul Marshall is Director of the Climate Change Group in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. His work with a range of scientific, government and non-government organisations has focussed on improving knowledge about the implications of climate change for coral reef ecosystems.
He plays a key role in national and international initiatives to adapt coral reef management in the face of climate change. He is co-founder of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Working Group on Climate Change and Coral Reefs.
He has published numerous scientific papers, book contributions and reports on coral bleaching and climate change impacts on tropical marine ecosystems, including the two milestone publications: A Reef Manager’s Guide to Coral Bleaching and Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef – A Vulnerability Assessment.
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