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Kantri is for Laif

This report is the output of the LWA, NAILSMA and Tropical Savannas CRC project, A Strategy for the Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge and the Development of Indigenous Livelihoods on the Remote north Australian Indigenous Estate.

A guide to designing and implementing performance reporting to increase the confidence of conservation investors

The Investment in Conservation and Natural Resource Management Project (or Increment) project was a research and development project managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA). Funding for the project was provided by the Native Vegetation Program at Land & Water Australia (LWA) and the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA).

Kantri is for Laif – Cultural Museum or National Asset

Country is Life

The project devised and documented ‘a strategy for the conservation and application of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) across northern Australia.’ The strategy is based on the findings that there had been limited consultation with interested Indigenous groups; undervaluing of IK contributions to land and sea management; a lack of coordinated effort to provide long term and appropriate investment in IK, a rapid loss of language (more)...

Project Title Biodiversity Conservation in Regional NRM Planning

Research project number VRA1 of the Social and Institutional Research Program of Land & Water Australia. Completed July 2003.

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Landscape thresholds for the conservation of biodiversity in rural environments

The maintenance of ecological processes and the effective conservation of plants and animals in agricultural landscapes depend on a sound understanding of how natural systems respond to human land-use at the landscape scale. In this study we examined the

Enhancing national research and development capacity

Coordinating R&D investment in native vegetation, biodiversity and ecosystem services and developing strong and robust R&D processes to deliver improved links to adoption in both practical and policy dimensions. There will be a strong focus on delivering natural resource management outcomes including via large scale integrated and ‘adaptive management experiments’ working with regional communities to improve both the science and practice of managing landscapes, and (more)...
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How much habitat is enough?

Planning for wildlife conservation in rural landscapes

Native animals are a distinctive part of the heritage of rural Australia. A sustainable environment is one in which the sights and sounds of Australia’s extraordinary wildlife will continue to be present and add to the quality of life for generations to

The Mungabareena Reserve: Wiradjuri Reconciliation Project 2000 - a 3 year journey

Yalmambirra does not give up!

A late comer to University, he now lectures at the Charles Sturt University, but the story Yalmambirra wants to tell is about initiating and maintaining community support in very trying circumstances.