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Presentation & Reception: Lord Howe Island
Sponsored by Tourism New South Wales Australia
Wednesday 1-Oct-08 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Australian Consulate, Monash Room150 East 42nd Street 34th FloorNew York | Speaker Ian Hutton OAMPosition: Island Naturalist |
Event Description
"Lord Howe Island - One of the World's Best Environmental Management Schemes"
Like most islands around the world, the human race has had an impact by overstretching the environment and introducing alien species of plants and animals. However, Lord Howe Island has eradicated cats, pigs and goats; is on the way to eradicating many weed species and has an innovative tourist limit of just 400 beds. The result is a very intact ecosystem where man can live in harmony with nature.
A Complimentary Event
By Invitation Only
*Raffle Prize* $10 a ticket (link to PDF order form)
(winner need not be present to win)
2 Roundtrip tickets to Sydney, 2 roundtrip tickets from Sydney to Lord Howe Island, 2 nights accommodation at the Four Season Sydney and
2 nights accommodation at the Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island.
Courtesy of Qantas and Tourism New South Wales
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Presentation & Reception: Lord Howe Island
Sponsored by Tourism New South Wales Australia
Wednesday 1-Oct-08 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Speaker Ian Hutton OAM
Position: Island NaturalistBiography
Lord Howe Island received World Heritage in 1982 for its outstanding flora and fauna. Since then there have been many environmental projects that have put the Island in the lead with island conservation best practice.
Island naturalist Ian Hutton is the authority on the flora and fauna of Lord Howe Island. He is passionate about the environment and is involved in a range of science, conservation and ecotourism projects on Lord Howe Island. His research has covered diverse areas including seabirds, rare plant surveys, endangered snail surveys and climate change monitoring. In 1995 Ian set up bush regeneration ecotours where people pay to visit the Island and assist with weed eradication. In 2002 he was winner of the Jaguar Award for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism and in 2006 Ian was honored with an Order of Australia Medal for services to conservation and tourism.
Also an accomplished photographer Ian uses his photographs of the Island in lectures at the Island Museum and other venues. Ian has produced ten books on Lord Howe Island and at our lecture Ian will be launching his latest book which details the World Heritage values of Lord Howe Island in 264 pages of stunning colour montages.
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Presentation & Reception: Lord Howe Island
Sponsored by Tourism New South Wales Australia
Wednesday 1-Oct-08 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Australian Consulate, Monash Room
150 East 42nd Street 34th FloorNew York
Presentation & Reception: Lord Howe Island
Sponsored by Tourism New South Wales Australia
Wednesday 1-Oct-08 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
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