Nineteen people, including researchers working directly at the Centre, as well as adjuncts, associates and friends of the Centre, contributed to a range of lively discussions during the day. These included invasive species governance, emerging legal issues of farm technologies, innovation and leadership in rural environmental management, the role environmental psychology in developing legal interventions, international soils governance, improving indigenous peoples’ access to the benefits of resource sharing, financial instruments for reducing environmental risks, legal frameworks that reward sustainable agriculture, and governance support for large, landscape-scale conservation efforts. Participants also workshopped strategies for the AgLaw Centre to continue its work into the future.

UNE’s SMART Farm Innovations Centre on the university’s research property Kirby Farm just outside of Armidale provided a very fitting and beautiful venue for the meeting.

Photo: Back row from L-R: Ian Hannam, Ashley Webb, Katrina Dickson, Jacky Williams, Patty Please, Elodie Le Gal, Kylie Lingard, Tanya Howard. Front row L-R: Vivek Nemane, Andrew Lawson, Paul Martin, Mark Perry