All Projects

Core Projects

Livelihoods inLand
Bush Products
On Track: 4WD Tourism
21st Century Pastoralism
Desert Businesses
Sustainable desert settlements
Accessible desert services
Thriving Desert Regions

Theme Projects

1.702 (1.103) The dispersal, impact and management of Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) in desert Australia

1.703 (1.104) Wind erosion risk management and pastoral product certification for more environmentally sustainable production

1.705 (1.109) Desert Fire Understanding of conditions for fire and impacts of fire in the desert

Desert Fire products: PowerPoint presentation about fire management, with voiceover by Peter Latz

1.707 (1.113) A feasibility study on the development of interim tools for assessing biodiversity values and sustainable outcomes in the southern rangelands.

1.708 (3.111) Recognition of Indigenous rights and cultural knowledge in the management of inland waters: Indigenous trainee component of a LWA funded project.

2.702 (1.108) A model and computer tool for sustainable management of shrublands State government agencies able to asses impact of long term grazing on perennial vegetation

2.704 (1.112) Sustainable bush produce systems for the arid zone ("Bush produce systems")

2.705 (4.104) Scoping study of tourism in Australian desert regions

3.701 (1.105) Review of enterprise diversity in Desert Australia: success and failures

3.703 (4.004) Scoping Study on Staff Attraction and Retention Issues and Solutions in 'Desert Australia'

3.704 (4.101) Plants for People project: provides opportunities for desert enterprises/ livelihood development based on plants

4.701 (2.106) The influence of resource flows on the viability of communities

4.702 (2.107) Remote community water management has lead to government and communities better able to manage water supply and quality

4.703 (4.107) Population estimation and mobility in town camps has helped people understand mobility in Central Australia

5.702 (2.101) Sparse ad hoc communications networks for desert environments is a telecommunications enabler for remote communities

5.703 (2.102) Data and interactive broadcast services for improved service delivery in desert communities allows emergency messages to be transmitted to remote communities

5.704 (2.103) Technical services programs in desert communities

5.705 (2.104) Developing lifecycle models for sustainable investment in desert communities allows organisations to improve lifecycles of assets

5.706 (2.105) Scoping study of design and thermal performance in the desert built environment allows construction companies and governments to better orient houses for improved comfort and energy saving

5.714 (3.108) Economic framework project (resource allocation and the delivery of services to the Aboriginal population in central Australia) provided for the first time a comprehensive understanding of service resource flows in Central Australia

5.716 (3.115) Community governance & service delivery in sparsely settled desert areas of the NT: possibilities for regionalism & Indigenous engagement better decision making by the Anmatyere Council and Northern Territory Government on Creek Camps

6.702 (4.102) Central Australian Tourism Futures II: refining regional development strategies, using a systems approach Top-up money for second stage of project

6.703 (4.105) Development of an "Outback Atlas": what is different and important about the communities, economies and resources of Outback Australia?

6.704 (4.106) Multiple use opportunities for Australia's outback landscapes Improved planning of landuse and water supply

6.705 (4.108) Scoping demographic research in the Australian desert and tropical savannas

6.708 (4.114) Mapping Socio-regions in Outback Australia

7.305 (4.002) Desert Knowledge CRC Network Analysis provides an understanding of Desert Knowledge CRC internal network development

7.701 (1.101) Engaging Aboriginal partnerships and scoping research priorities in natural resource management and regional development

7.705 (3.113) Visible approaches to governance, leadership and management for collaborative relationships and sustainable communities in desert regions assists with better practice in the Desert Knowledge CRC in these areas

7.706 (3.114) Effective Research and Development collaboration: Participatory and Capacity Building Frameworks for Involving Desert Peoples

7.707 (3.117) Traditional Knowledge/Intellectual Property Scoping Project

7.708 (4.112) Review of Existing Desert, Environmental and Societal Brands