1998 WWF South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Conference Proceedings

The 1998 South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Conference, titled Rainforest Recovery for the New Millennium, brought together landholders, government bodies, scientists and Landcare and conservation groups to share their knowledge of rainforest conservation issues and the range of recovery work underway. Organised by World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF), it was a unique event, with the purpose of advancing recovery plans for whole ecosystems, rather than just individual plant and animal species. One of Australia’s first multi-species recovery planning projects, the South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Project, was subsequently initiated.

Inspired by the 1998 WWF SEQ Rainforest Recovery Conference and the SEQ Rainforest Recovery Cross Regional Implementation Program (SEQRRCRIP), the 2007 Queensland Rainforest Forum also had the theme “Recovering Rainforest”.  The 2007 Forum attracted over 260 delegates and asked "Ten years on from the WWF Conference, what have we achieved and where should our current efforts be focussed?"