FUTURE PLANSPartnerships, research, education, sophisticated planning processes and targeted investments were among the keys that David Thomas applied in achieving business success - and it's these insights that he now brings to environmental challenges. Drawing on its first 10 years' experience, The Thomas Foundation is now able to more clearly enunciate its plans. For 2008 - 2017 there will be a core conservation program accounting for at least 75 per cent of its total support program, and a non-core program drawing on up to 25 per cent of its annual grants. The non-core program will enable David Thomas to propose specific non-conservation projects to the Board for support. In 2008 we endorsed one such program, contributing $1.5 million to the University of New South Wales' Healthy Brain Ageing Centre over five years subject to the centre raising an agreed level of matching funds. Our goal is to provide better assessment and clinical care for people suffering Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Conservation MonitoringIn the last few decades there has been significant investment in nature conservation. But is protection succeeding and management effective? Rigorous monitoring programs are needed to provide managers with the information necessary to ensure best practice adaptive management is in place. The ANU's David Lindenmayer's view on this matter can be watched by clicking the link below. Click here to watch the video.
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