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Mastering vegetation management for both conservation and profit

The widespread adoption of agroforestry and native vegetation management is seen as a means of supporting agricultural productivity; increasing the resilience of farming businesses in the face of increasingly uncertain climate and market conditions; reducing the environmental impacts of agricultural management; and enhancing regional biodiversity, aesthetic and cultural values.

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).

Farming trees for profit and conservation

Integrating trees and shrubs into farms and catchments can mean wins for both conservation and profit, attendees heard at a Science in the Paddock breakfast briefing held in Canberra today.

The briefing, titled ‘Farmers leading landscape change: ingredients for success!’, showcased the essential role of farmers in achieving sustainable landscapes and resilient rural communities.

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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

A new ecological synthesis to improve the effectiveness of resource management and conservation research and its uptake

The overarching objective of this project is to increase the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation strategies for best practice natural resource management through the completion of a unique, innovative and powerful set of ecological syntheses based on five world-class, large-scale, landscape “natural experiments” established over the last 1 - 21 years.

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Benefits and costs of buffel grass

understanding perceptions can contribute to policy development

Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) is a valuable introduced species for pastoral production but its invasion into arid and semi-arid rangelands represents a key threatening process for conservation values.

Thinking Time for research Talent

Two of Australia’s leading researchers in the area of sustainable management of Australian landscapes will enjoy added support and recognition for their work following the announcement of the Land & Water Australia Senior Research Fellowships for 2009.

Channel Evaporation Mitigation

The project will develop the application of monolayers to reduce evaporation from irrigation channels.

Opinion: Climate action needs rethink on funding

An opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review by Professor Paul Martin brings investment to climate change funding. This item is based on his comments.