Eastern Highlands Symposium
Sunday May 16, 2004

The timetable was as follows. Click on the images to see larger versions.

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A. MORNING SESSION : A RICH NATURAL HERITAGE

8.30am to 9am : Mark Hyde

- Why So Many Different Plants Grow So Well in The Eastern Highlands - An Introduction to the Topography Geology, Climatology, and Diversity of the Mountain Chain.

9am to 9.45am : Bart Wursten

- Fabulous Ferns

9.45am to 10.30am : Darrel Plowes

- Magnificent Wild Flowers/Orchids

10.30am to 11am :

TEA

11am to 11.30am : Mike Kimberley

- Aloes and Succulents of the Highlands

11.30am to 12am : Tom Muller

- Glimpses of the Trees of the Rain Forests

12am to 12.30pm : Cathy Sharp

- Fascinating Fungi

12.30pm to 1.45pm :

Lunch

B. AFTERNOON SESSION : HERITAGE IN DANGER

2pm to 2.30pm : Anthony Mapaura

- The International Red Data List of Plants in Trouble in the Mountains

2.30pm to 3pm : Colin Saunders

- Alien Plant Invaders - A Suffocating Menace

3pm to 3.20pm : Simon van der Lingen

- A Forestry Industry Perspective

3.20pm to 3.40pm : Nick Fawcett

- The Battle for Nyangani's Forests

3.40pm to 4pm : Mary Clarke

- Lessons In Rehabilitating our Mountain Flora Habitat

4pm to 4.30 : Colin Saunders

- Summary and The Way Forward