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Carbon Uptake and Water Use of Vegetation Under Climate Change

Accumulation and storage of carbon in trees is one method of sequestration which may help offset increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations. However, for every molecule of CO2 absorbed by a leaf, up to a thousand molecules of water are released as transpiration, water that has moved out of the soil into the atmosphere. Therefore, simply planting more trees to absorb more CO2 is not as risk-free as may originally be thought, (more)...

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.

Ecologically sustainable irrigation development

issues paper

There has recently been significant discussion across Australia, both within the community and in federal and state governments, over the potential development of new major irrigation schemes (e.g. Australian Financial Review 1998). Some states, such as Queensland, have openly pursued a pro-development path, announcing the Water Infrastructure Planning and Development Implementation Program in 1997 (QDNR 1997a), following submissions from the community via a Water (more)...