ISCCL - ICOMOS-IFLA Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes - Working Group on Naturecultures present a webinar ‘Climate Resilience - Understanding New Challenges for Historic Gardens’
Eryldene is a historic house and garden in Sydney Australia that is opened to the public by the Eryldene Trust, established in 1978. The Trust relies upon donations and event income to operate, as it receives no ongoing government support, although the national significance of the place is well recongnised, and it is listed in the State Heritage Register. The practical management and conservation of the buildings, garden, and Eryldene events and open days, have been increasingly impacted by longer periods of drought and intense periods of rainfall and storms in recent years. The practical operations and resources have also been severely impacted by closure during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-22.
In 2022 the Trust initiated the development of an Environmental Sustainability Action Plan to respond to changing climatic conditions We developed a climate risk register, a sustainable event check list, and have identified actions to address operational impacts, to build adaptive capacities, and to utilise a low carbon approach across a range of activities. It’s a work in progress, which we shared with UK and US speakers at an international webinar in March, accessible on the Eryldene Website www.eryldene.org.au/sustainability-at-eryldene.
Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 12:00 and 21.00 UTC