Research recently completed by CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences aimed to identify likely changes to irrigation practices, the potential implications for native biodiversity in irrigation landscapes, and strategies to help reduce any negative impacts for biodiversity. The three year project used the irrigation districts of the New South Wales Riverina as a case study. The project was undertaken in collaboration with the Ricegrowers' Association of Australia Inc through their Environmental Champions Program and involved working with Murrumbidgee Irrigation, groups of local farmers and other professionals. It reviewed existing research and undertook new field research in black box woodlands. New research was undertaken specifically in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area referred to as the Midbidgee and the Lower Murrumbidgee Floodplain, referred to as the Lowbidgee