From urban rewilding to global biodiversity resilience

Date: Thursday, 10 September 2026

Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium, Chau Chak Wing Museum

The Global Biodiversity Framework challenges us to learn from and care for local natural systems while recognising the translocal flows between ecosystems. This session shines a light on scientific and community based efforts to restore and ‘rewild’ urban ecosystems which have been denuded by invasive flora and fauna since Colonisation.

Speakers

John Siemon, Director of Horticulture, Royal Botanic Garden

Charlotte Fletcher, Urban Ecology Co-ordinator, City of Sydney

Rob Brewster, Rewilding Manager, Invasive species council

Professor Alexandra Crosby, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney

Chaired by

Professor Alex O’Mara, Professor of Practice, Centre for Flourishing Cities, University of Sydney

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