RESEARCH MEETS POLICY - IMPROVING THE UPDATE OF YOUR RESEARCH

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This booklet aims to help researchers improve communication of research findings to policy makers at all levels of government.

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AUSTRALIANS AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2002

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Australians and Natural Resource Management 2002 presents the key findings of the first Australia-wide assessment of the physical condition and use of our natural resources integrated with social and economic information. It is an important step forward in the construction of natural resource accounts.

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ISBN: 0 642 37 123 7

IMPROVING SEASONAL FORECASTS FOR WOOLGROWERS

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Improved climate forecasts which enable stocking rates to be better matched to feed availability are a priority for the long-term sustainability and productivity of the wool industry. The Land, Water & Wool Managing Climate Variability subprogram is helping

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Broadacre: Pastoral

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NATURE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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This document is an overview of the practical results from 11 research projects examining the social and institutional dimensions of NRM, from the Social and Institutional Research Program (SIRP), which is managed by Land & Water Australia. This information will be of interest to policy makers, resource management agencies at all levels, researchers, community groups and non-government organisations. The research results have been grouped into the following themes: *NRM communities; *NRM institutions; *NRM decisions/evaluation; and *NRM research methods.

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ESTIMATING WATER USE BULLETIN 4: Estimating water use efficiency for a whole catchment

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Catchment managers have a responsibility to ensure equitable use of water, balancing water requirements from the upper catchment all the way downstream to the end of the valley. On farms, efficient use of water is a goal which everybody shares to avoid plant stress from drought or waterlogging and to avoid paying for too much water.

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RAPID APPRAISAL OF RIPARIAN CONDITION - TECHNICAL GUIDELINE FOR THE SOUTHERN TABLELANDS OF NSW

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Technical guideline for the southern Tablelands of New South Wales. Assists farmers in examining relationships between grazing intensity and riparian condition. Details the background of RARC, the application of the index,

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ISBN ELECTRONIC 1 921253 46 0

RANGEWAYS -Rangeways: Community-based Planning for Ecologically Sustainable Land Use in the NORTH EAST GOLDFIELDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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This booklet is one of a series published by Land & Water Australia about regional rangeland community planning processes. Others in the series include: Regional Approaches to Rangeland Planning: Seeking Sustainability in the Western Division of New South Wales by Changing Laws, Policies and Administration Central Highlands Regional Resource Use Planning Project: a Planning and Learning Experience.

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ISBN 0-9579582-3-4

LYNDFIELD PARK - LOOKING BACK MOVING FORWARD

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A story of two crippling droughts, the sowing of many seeds and one farmer's transformation. It is a very personal story full of insight and wisdom. It is also a story of gut-busting hard work, and of the courage of one family's convictions against...

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PREVENTING CREEK EROSION (SA FACT SHEET)

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This booklet provides advice for woolgrowers on managing creek erosion in the mid-north grasslands and shrublands of South Australia, as part of the Rivers and Water Quality sub-program. Contains general information about erosion, riparian land, strategy

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ISBN 1 921253 43 6 (WEB)