by kapow | May 13, 2019 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Mangrove Generations It was a thrill last week to attend a meeting of four generations of folk interested in mangrove science. The gathering took place at University of Wollongong and involved my former PhD student, Professor Neil Saintilan, his former PhD student...
by kapow | May 5, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, Contributor
John Sinclair of K’Gari (Fraser Island) 1939 – 2019 One of the great joys of life is having an association with someone who has truly made a difference. Such a person is John Sinclair AO. There are very few conservationists who have sacrificed so much...
by kapow | Apr 22, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, Diverse Coasts
The Mighty Ord When I left the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) at Louisiana State University in 1967, I never thought I would work on another project with that group. It was a pleasant surprise to receive an invite in early 1971 to join Don Wright in a study of the...
by kapow | Mar 28, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, International
Climate change adaptation: perspectives from Canada and England I have just had the opportunity of diving into two recently released reports related to climate change adaptation at a national level. They both deserve a read and are relevant to future adaptation policy...
by kapow | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog, Legal
Foreshore land grants in eastern Sydney I must first declare a personal land interest in this blog. The house where I have lived in Rose Bay and our current dwelling in Vaucluse, in eastern Sydney, were both the subject of 19th century land grants that have links to...
by kapow | Mar 15, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, Legal
The right to bath on the beach Australian’s today believe they have a public right to access and use the beach. That includes the right to swim and surf. It has not always been so. Doug Booth, the historian, has written a wonderful account of steps taken to enjoy the...