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How does the international experience of agri-environmental schemes inform Caring for our Country?

A summary by Sonja Chandler of the work of Professor Ben White and Dr Michael Lester

Should agricultural land be used for producing private agricultural gain or public environmental goods – can farmers be encouraged to do both? This fact sheet looks at agri-environmental schemes in the USA and Europe and what Australia can learn from them.

Aboriginal Management and Planning for Country

respecting and sharing traditional knowledge - Full report

Full report on Subprogram 5 of the Ord-Bonaparte Program, available on CD-ROM or as a downloadable pdf

A summary report, which also includes the full report CD-ROM can also be ordered, quote product code PK040789

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The House on the Hill

The Transformation of Australia's Farming Communities

On the land and in country towns, the battle to survive goes on forever. Increasingly, the world needs food and fibre, but squeezes out the communities which provide them. Young people leave, farmers sell up, towns die, football teams amalgamate…