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Sustainable Northern Landscapes and the Nexus with Indigenous Health: Healthy Country, Healthy People

The Sustainable Northern Landscapes and the Nexus with Indigenous Health: Healthy People, Healthy Country project was undertaken at the behest of Traditional Owners in central Arnhemland in collaboration with a transdisciplinary team of medical, ecological and social researchers.

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Sustainable northern landscapes and the nexus with indigenous health

Healthy Country, Healthy People

The Healthy Country, Healthy People project was undertaken at the behest of the traditional owners in central Arnhem Land in collaboration with a trans-disciplinary team of medical, ecological and social researchers. The research was designed to test the assertion that investment in Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management (ICNRM) benefits both people and environment. This fact sheet covers key findings, the background, (more)...

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  • Fact Sheet
  • 2008
  • Product code PF081467
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Encouraging Participation in Market Based Instruments and Incentive Programs

This is the final report of the LWA funded research project CSU29. The goal of this research project has been to understand how to improve the design and delivery of MBIs and incentive programs to increase the participation of landholders. Low levels of participation can reduce the ability of programs to achieve their desired outcomes, as well as reduce their efficiency. To understand how to increase landholder participation, answers to (more)...

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  • Final Report
  • Product code PR081458
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Provision for Cultural Values in Water Management DVD

The Anmatyerr Story

This is a DVD that accompanies the Final Report NTU18 - Provision for cultural values in water management: the Anmatyerr story.

Social pressures likely to reshape Australia's woolgrowing industry over the next 25 years

Australia’s woolgrowers are operating under a variety of social pressures. Some of there pressures are reshaping the whole farm sector and affect woolgrowing as much as any other agricultural industry. Other pressures are reshaping the wool industry in particular. This paper discusses recent demographic trends among Australia’s body of woolgrowers and projects those trends into the future, and describes the various social pressures that appear to be influencing woolgrowing (more)...

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  • Report
  • 2004
  • Product code PN20999
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A national baseline of the social and institutional foundations of natural resource management programs

The Natural Heritage Ministerial Board has tasked the National Land & Water Resources Audit (the Audit) with coordinating the development of national data standards and collation of data to support reporting under National Natural Management Monitoring an

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  • Report
  • 2008
  • Product code PN20593
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Regional Resource Use Planning in the Rangelands

an Australian Review

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  • 1998
  • Product code PR980234
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Evaluation of integrated catchment management in a wet tropical environment

collected papers of LWRRDC R&D project CTC7

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  • Report
  • 1999
  • Product code PR990558
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Social and Institutional Research Program

1999 - 2004 Plan

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  • Strategies and Plans
  • 1999
  • Product code PR990263
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Case Studies in Increasing the Adoption of Sustainable Resource Management Practices

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  • Report
  • 1999
  • Product code PR990219
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