When it comes to restoring the natural values of our agricultural landscapes, revegetation with native plants would have to be one of the more common approaches employed. This technical note presents a summary of a recent review of the scientific literature carried out by Nicky Munro, David Lindenmayer and Joern Fischer from the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University (ANU). The three ecologists are investigating how you manage agricultural landscapes to look after its biodiversity, and were interested in reviewing what the current state of knowledge is on revegetation and its use by native animals. Their review also sought to identify any significant gaps in our understanding. They looked at 27 studies (22 of which examined birds) and found that while revegetation provides habitat for many species of birds and some arboreal marsupials, it is far from being a substitute for remnant vegetation, at least in the medium term (several decades). Species richness of birds was greater in revegetated areas that were large, wide, structurally complex, old and near remnant vegetation. Bats, small terrestrial mammals, reptiles and amphibians did not appear to benefit significantly from revegetation in the short term.

The purpose of grazing crops in low rainfall areas is primarily for feed, however with good seasonal conditions, early grazed crops may provide the opportunity for grain. This document give guidelines on determining cereal development when considering grazing

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people own or control approximately 20 per cent of the Australian continent (150 million hectares), and manage substantial land, freshwater and marine resources. In partnership with Indigenous people, communities and organisations, Land & Water Australia manages research projects which focus on Indigenous Australians, their relationship with the environment and their involvement in natural resource management (NRM).

This booklet is part of a series describing the status of data and information for reporting on natural resource condition indicators agreed under the National Natural Resource Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

The Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms (HSSF) Program was an Australian Government initiative funded through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). The Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) was a major co-funder, and the HSSF Program was managed by Land & Water Australia.

The Annual Report is prepared by the Land & Water Australia Board of Directors to meet the requirements of Section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 in accordance with the Report of Operations Schedule of that Act for the 2007-2008 year

This document is the updated product of a two week writing sabbatical undertaken in October 2006 by former Land & Water Australia Director Andrew Campbell.

This booklet is part of a series that describes the status of soil information to enable reporting on change in soil condition, a matter for target identified under the National Natural Resource Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

Theme: Salt, Nutrient, Sediment and Interactions Salt as a contaminant Nutrient as a contaminant Sediment as a contaminant Interactions between contaminants

Invasive animals cause enormous damage to Australia's economy, environment and society. "Assessing invasive animals in Australia 2008" presents, for the first time, consistent national information on the distribution and abundance of significant invasive animals in Australia. This report is the result of collaboration between the National Land & Water Resources Audit, the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre, and all states and territories. It reports on indicators of the extent and impact of 10 invasive animal species, which have been compiled from existing data sets using nationally agreed methods.