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Ecohydrological regionalisation of Australia

a tool for management and science

This report is a result of the Ecohydrological regionalisation of Australia project.

The project classified Australia’s unregulated riverine flow regimes to provide a rigorous foundation for future ecological investigations of the importance…

Development of a strategy for optimizing use of the Internet in the Australian Irrigation Industry

a position paper

This position paper summarises research and investigations to develop a strategy for the effective use of the internet in the Australian irrigation industry. Information was gathered from a variety of sources including: Reviews of selected sites on the internet Review of previously published work that investigated the use of the internet in Australian agriculture A survey of the irrigation industry Review of surveys conducted by (more)...

Investigations for Risk Assessments

NPSI Factsheet No. 2

The sustainability of Australia’s irrigation industry is currently under serious challenge. Irrigation uses ca. 75% of the water extracted from Australia’s rivers and groundwater systems, contributes to the pollution load in these rivers, and often leads to degradation of the irrigated land. In response to these challenges, the National Program for Sustainable irrigation (NPSI) has established an Ecological Risk Assessment Project, the overall objective (more)...