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1.801
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Total Grazing Pressure on Biodiversity in the Rangelands
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Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH)
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This project will involve a series of
'desktop' studies to research and summarise existing grazing
ecology literature and past grazing management project material
relevant to the rangelands region. Based on this review of existing
information, the Desert Knowledge CRC will prepare a series of
products which document, synthesise and communicate this
information to assist with better grazing management in the
rangelands.
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1.802
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Biodiversity Monitoring in the Rangelands: Regional Case
Studies
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DEH
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The Biodiversity Monitoring in the
Rangelands: Volume 2 Case Studies project will involve one
enterprise and 3 regional NRM case studies to test implementation
of the Volume 1 directions. Based on these case studies, Desert
Knowledge CRC will prepare the Volume 2 document, to synthesise and
communicate the case study experiences to assist others to
undertake better biodiversity monitoring in the rangelands.
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1.803
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Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park Fire and Vegetation
Management Strategy
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Director of Parks
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The primary aim of this project is to develop a formal long term
Fire and Vegetation Management Strategy for UKTNP. This document
will serve as one of the key planning tools that the Park relies on
to achieve effective management of the Park’s natural and
cultural values.
The project has three components:
- the development of the long term Fire and Vegetation
Management Strategy and updating the existing GIS program to
reflect the Strategy
- the production of a handbook that can be used by Operational
Rangers in the field
- the production of a small manual for Operational Rangers for
monitoring vegetation species will compliment the work of the Fire
Management Strategy.
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1.804
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High Conservation Value in the Rangelands (Workshop)
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DEH
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DEH sponsored the Desert Knowledge CRC
to run a short expert workshop to develop criteria based on
currently available data for measuring high conservation value in
the rangelands. A small steering group fleshed out options for a
likely approach before the workshop. The workshop engaged about
10-12 experts in different rangeland taxa, conservation biology,
land use impacts and policy interpretation. The report on the
workshop outcomes sets out and justifies the proposed strategy.
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9.013
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Cross-jurisdictional Management of Feral Camels to protect
NRM and Cultural Values
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Natural Heritage Trust (NHT-2)
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This project is funded through the Natural Heritage Trust
National Competitive Component Round Two Program.
It has been estimated that there are at least 300,000 feral
camels in inland desert regions and numbers are growing at
approximately 9.3% per annum. No single method will control this
pest, and a multifaceted, collaborative and cross-jurisdictional
management strategy is needed.
This project will design an effective long-term management strategy
for the species that will protect biodiversity, improve natural
resources and landholder capacity, and lead to a more effective and
efficient use of resources. This will be achieved through a
collaborative approach between land managers (Aboriginal and
pastoral), the private sector and agencies charged with protecting
NRM values.
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1.806
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Enabling the Market: Incentives for Biodiversity in the
Rangelands
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DEH
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This project consists of the
development of a rangeland condition/intervention metric, a review
of existing incentive opportunities, generating recommendations on
development of rangeland incentives markets and undertaking
regional field testing of metrics and incentives.
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2.801
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Best Practice Sustainable Water Management in the Rangelands
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DEH
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This project involved a series of
'desktop' studies to research and summarise existing literature and
past project material relevant to best practice sustainable water
management for maximising biodiversity outcomes in the rangelands,
in the context of current and potential future influences of
climate change and variability on rangeland ecosystems and their
management. Based on this review a series of products have been
prepared which document, synthesise and communicate this
information to support initiatives for improving the planning and
management of water resources to maximise biodiversity outcomes,
and facilitate integration with other best practice planning and
management activities, in the rangelands.
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2.802
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Rangelands Grazing Management
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Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
(DAFF/Landcare)
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The Rangelands Grazing Management Project is funded by the
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and will improve
the skills of pastoralists by demonstrating practical, property
scale trials of rotational grazing and intensification options that
will result in improved productivity, profitability and
sustainability of enterprises. The work will be carried out with
and by producers to ensure on-ground relevance and
implementation.
The project will develop a national perspective on practical
rotational grazing and intensification options and best practice
guidelines for grazing strategies for rangelands pastoralists by
establishing commercial scale trials in central Australia as a
producer-managed mixture of one formal 4-paddock rotation trial and
a series of less-intensively monitored trials on participating
producers’ properties; these will be monitored for formal
production and natural resource condition outcomes.
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9.009
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WaterSmart Pastoral Production™ in the
Rangelands
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DAFF/Landcare
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The WaterSmart™ Project is a Desert Knowledge CRC project
in collaboration with pastoral partners and suppliers in northern
South Australia and western Queensland, various state agencies and
local government bodies, and is funded by the Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
The WaterSmart™ Project combines the best of what is known
about grazing management with the best technologies in stock water
storage and delivery on pastoral properties. It aims to assist
landholders on various types of pastoral country. The project will
develop property-wide water management systems that seek to improve
productivity. The essence of the project is to find the best way to
sustainably manage stock over normal wet and dry cycles –
across pastoral lands. The project will focus on water to help to
improve stock management, control total grazing pressure and
ultimately improve the condition of pastoral country.
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9.016
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Indigenous Pastoral Employment Review. |
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) |
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This project will conduct a rigorous review of past and current
initiatives, programs and models aimed at supporting Aboriginal
involvement in pastoralism. The review will include the following
actions:
- Identify all initiatives, programs and models through a
literature review process and direct contact with relevant groups
and people
- Interview all relevant government and private sector providers
of programs and in particular form links with the Centre for Social
Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland to gain insights
from recent similar studies conducted in the mining industry
- Undertake on-site assessment of identified initiatives
- Conduct interviews with Aboriginal organisations, property
managers and staff involved in the on-ground uptake of these
initiatives
- Create an Aboriginal pastoral employment data base
- Design a decision support instrument (based on social and
economic indicators) by which to measure the cost-effectiveness of
the various programs and models.
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5.801
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Growing the Desert: effective educational pathways for remote
Indigenous peoples
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National Centre for Vocational Education Research
(NCVER)
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This project investigated education and training pathways and
access for Aboriginal people across the desert region in central
Australia, with a view to generating information about successful
practices across a range of pathways. This included an analysis of
flexible learning, adult and community education and CDEP leading
to work, with a focus on accredited vocational education and
training. Products include 'desert stories' designed to disseminate
successful practice in similar locations. The project is partly
funded by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework.
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5.802
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Australian Flexible Learning Network – policy
and research program. |
South Australian Department of Further Education,
Employment, Science and Technology |
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This project was designed to explore the relationship between
technologies, cultural factors and learning processes and outcomes
in Aboriginal communities. With particular interest in exploring
how research can assist States and Territories, in particular the
Northern Territory, it will identify if and how technologies can be
used to meet the needs of remote Aboriginal communities.
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9.015
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Implementing the Australian Collaborative Rangelands Information
System.
(ACRIS) 05/06
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DEHWA
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2005-2006 The ACRIS is a coordinating mechanism that brings
together rangeland information from state and territory agencies
and other sources. The ACRIS will build on the assessment
capabilities established as a result of monitoring activities in
the first phase of the National Land and Water Resources Audit. New
information will be incorporated and reported on as it becomes
available. The system recognises the institutional need for greater
cooperation across jurisdictional boundaries and the need for a
more inclusive and nationwide approach to rangelands management.
The Desert Knowledge CRC is responsible for data collation,
integration, analysis and management of the ACRIS under the
direction of the ACRIS Management Committee.
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9.014
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People, Communities and Economies of the Lake Eyre
Basin
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NHT2
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This project is a study of the people, communities, cultures and
economies of the Lake Eyre Basin (LEB), to develop tools for
improving sustainable natural resources management at local levels
within a large, complex, multi-jurisdictional system. The project
recognises the critical role of social, cultural and economic
conditions in developing, adopting, promoting and maintaining
sustainable practices, and will define clear pathways for building
community capacity for sustainable natural resource management; and
will develop regional profiles of social, cultural and economic
characteristics of the Lake Eyre Basin. It will also develop
practical, effective methods to work with the particular people,
businesses and communities of the Basin for better natural resource
management.
The LEB project will develop a framework for monitoring the
continuing ability of water and related natural resource policy in
the basin to respond effectively to social, cultural and economic
circumstances.
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