Pre-implementation review of the methodology to assess the capacity of regional organisations and the social foundations of NRM
In 2004 under the socio-economic workplan, the NLWRA funded a project1 to develop a theoretical and methodological framework to monitor change in the capacity and performance of regional NRM bodies. The project entitled: “Socio-economic Indicators for NRM: Indicators of capacity, performance and change in regional NRM bodies” was based on a systems model of organisational (more)...
A national study of regional NRM Bodies and their stakeholders provides a baseline on key intermediate outcomes of Australia's natural resource management (NRM) programs
A national study commissioned by the National Land & Water Resources Audit will inform the design of future NRM programs and provide an important baseline for evaluating their impact.
The study involved a survey of regional NRM bodies, Australian and s
Resilience, vulnerability and adaptive capacity are terms increasingly used in rural policy, but rarely defined or converted into practical measures that support policy design and implementation. Adaptive capacity measures based on rural livelihoods analysis have been developed and trialled using ABARE data for broadacre industries. This paper provides a preliminary assessment of the potential to expand the application to all agricultural industries and to broaden the range of (more)...
The Australian Collaborative Rangeland Information System’s (ACRIS) was established in 2001 to collate and analyse data for reporting change in the Australian rangelands. ACRIS also aims to understand and explain the reasons for reported change. ACRIS is the first attempt at building a systematic picture of the current state of the rangelands in regards to how, where, and at what rate they are changing (more)...
The estuarine, coastal and marine indicators package is designed to assist in the identification and selection of indicators that are relevant to a specific NRM region to meet the monitoring needs specified under NHT2 (Natural Heritage Trust) and NAP (National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality).
The matter to be addressed through these indicators is: ‘Estuarine, Coastal and Marine Habitat (more)...
This document intends to build upon the significant work already undertaken in developing indicators. It does not seek to invent new indicators, but rather bring together relevant indicators and other information about estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems to meet the monitoring needs for regional NRM monitoring as specified by the MEWG.
Whilst this document does intend to provide users (primarily regional NRM (more)...
