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Travel Fellowship Report

The topic of this travel fellowship was the water-energy-emissions nexus in irrigated agriculture. This fellowship allowed Tamara to meet with world class researchers working on various aspects of this topic, extending her network of industry contacts. A key benefit was the exposure to the latest research and ideas, which will provide an opportunity for these to potentially be adapted to the Australian situation. Similar research carried out as part of her PhD studies and (more)...

The Importance of Large Woody Debris in Sandy River Systems

Riparian Corridor Management for the Clarence Catchment

Riparian Restoration in the Far South Coast Catchments of New South Wales

Measuring return on 20 years of investment in natural resource management research & development

One of the key Australian Government agencies for NRM R&D funding has been Land & Water Australia which invested an average A$14.4m per annum (in 2008/09 dollar terms) of core government funds from 1990 to 2009, typically leveraged two to three times from industry and other public sources. To understand the impact of this investment and attribute it to its funding partners and the Australian Government, LWA commenced (more)...

Future Vision and Options for Irrigation

This publication outlines the framework for forward planning research, development and extension delivery for the irrigation industry and to assist the industry to contribute to several Australian Government Reviews considering research and development and extension/knowledge management in 2010.

The framework has been developed by the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation and Irrigation Australia Limited.

Irrigation Essentials

The NPSI Knowledge Harvest brings together information from across the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation (NPSI) projects, highlighting key findings and promoting wider understanding. This document is a key part of the On-farm Irrigation Essentials theme. It summarises the fundamental principles underlying efficient and profitable irrigation, gives examples of leading-edge technologies and directs readers to sources of more (more)...

Land & Water Australia Annual Report 2008-2009

The final annual report for Land & Water Australia.

You can also download the final report for 2009-2010 covering the last 4 months of operation.

Land and Water Australia 1990 - 2009 DVD

Land & Water Australia addressed the challenges of managing Australia’s land and water resources through an integrated portfolio of research investments focused on productivity growth balanced with sustainability. This disc contains Final Reports, guides, tools, and other publications from nearly 20 years of sustainable natural resource management research. ORDERING (more)...

Economic analysis of investment in Indigenous natural resource management

Indigenous Australians directly own and/or manage approximately 20 per cent of Australia’s land area. They are therefore significant managers of Australia’s natural resources. They are also key stakeholders in the management of other areas and resources (e.g. water) over which they don’t hold the primary management role. Indigenous Australians also hold significant intellectual property in understanding and managing these natural resources.