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- Library Collection RecordThis paper discusses co-operative efforts between Andado pastoralists and the Parks & WildlifeService of the Northern Territory to fence and protect Acacia peuce (Waddy- wood), a relict species…Publication Date 2004
- pastoralism
- endangered species
- Library Collection RecordMultiple use can be established at any geographic scale and over any time frame. The larger the area and longer the time period the greater the likely number of users and the greater the complexity…Publication Date 2004
- solutions
- Lake Eyre Basin
- Library Collection RecordWe are constantly told that as pastoralists we must improve production, make more money, join the rat race, the motto being greed and growth. Well there are a few inhibiting factors to this that are…Publication Date 2004
- sustainability
- production
- Library Collection RecordWe conducted a `proof of concept' study to assess the feasibility of using historical survey and environmental datasets for prioritising areas for monitoring biodiversity. Our specific interest…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- agricultural policy
- Library Collection RecordThe National Land and Water Resources Audit was initiated in order to assess the state of Australia's living natural resources, to better inform decision -makers, and to underpin further…Publication Date 2004
- investment
- information systems
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of perennial shrub loss on ant communities was investigated in semi -arid chenopod shrublands of the Flinders Ranges, South Australia, in the context of the potential use of ants as…Publication Date 2004
- spiders
- wasps
- arthropods
- Flinders Ranges
- Library Collection RecordThere are well- established procedures and indicators for assessing and monitoring "land condition" in Australian rangelands. None of the current monitoring programs explicitly encompasses…Publication Date 2004
- monitoring techniques
- taxa
- Library Collection RecordThe potential users of biodiversity monitoring tools and techniques have substantial constraints suchas time and money, and so they require structured guidance on how to proceed in developing…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- techniques
- sustainable land management
- Library Collection RecordIndigenous people have a very important place in the management of Australia's rangelands and this is highlighted by the location of this conference in Alice Springs. Contributors to this…Publication Date 2004
- population growth
- Economic conditions
- Library Collection RecordThe Queensland based Channel Country group of organic beef cattle producers was informally put together in 1996. The group was subsequently incorporated as OBE Beef Pty Ltd involving some 21 stations…Publication Date 2004
- Organic agriculture
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordA supply chain is more than an academic concept and a business model - it is a structure based on real companies and individuals co- operating with each other to bring real benefits to themselves and…Publication Date 2004
- partnerships
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordEnterprises enter supply chains to improve profitability through product development that is responsive to consumer demands. Increasing market share and maintaining a competitive product depends on…Publication Date 2004
- profitability
- innovation
- Library Collection RecordBusinesses operating in our rangelands are subject to a wide range of pressures, both external (such as globalization, information technology, sustainability, power of consumers /retailers, etc) and…Publication Date 2004
- demand
- partnerships
- Library Collection RecordThis paper elaborates on my position as rangeland manager for AACo, my experiences and challenges in this role, and highlights issues critical to achievement and success in rangeland management. In…Publication Date 2004
- production structure
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordThis paper explores rural business conditions, change and work opportunities in related areas in Australia's rangelands, and highlights the qualities, skills and knowledge that are sought by…Publication Date 2004
- rural economics
- skill training
- Library Collection RecordSoil and water conservation is the keystone to sustainable livestock grazing and maintenance of native species on our western rangelands. Good rangeland management requires the ability to assess…Publication Date 2010
- Library Collection RecordKangaroos are culturally significant to Aboriginal people but Aboriginal people are generally not involved in kangaroo management or in the commercial kangaroo industry. Our research has provided the…Publication Date 2004
- Commercial farming
- Social consciousness
- Library Collection RecordThis ongoing study is examining the efficacy of using photographic interpretation to derive selected landscape function indices, as part of a larger study of rangeland ecological health. The internal…Publication Date 2004
- soil stabilization
- nutrient cycling in ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordSatellite based monitoring techniques have been developed and utilised extensively throughout the rangelands of Australia. This study evaluates the capability of 250m MODIS visible red band data for…Publication Date 2004
- satellite observation
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordThe growth of plants in soils rich in gypsum has received little attention. Research is being undertaken to investigate the degree to which there is a characteristic suite of species specifically…Publication Date 2004
- Sulphur
- tolerance
- Library Collection RecordBetween November 2003 and February 2004, I conducted in -depth interviews with graziers in three areas of the semi -arid rangelands of NSW and Queensland. Analysis of these interviews provides…Publication Date 2004
- semiarid zones
- Risk analysis
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing numbers of mulga (Acacia aneura) deaths have been observed adjacent to mine haul roadsin the Northern Goldfields, Western Australia. Although there may be several causes of tree death, it…Publication Date 2004
- soil salinity
- road shadow
- Library Collection RecordThe agricultural and natural resource based industries operate in a competitive environment with many economic, environmental and cultural challenges. This means that we cannot address sustainability…Publication Date 2004
- government
- Socioeconomic systems
- Library Collection RecordOne of the main challenges facing graziers is to manage their land in such a way as to achieve ecological renewal while at the same time maximising productivity of their livestock, looking after the…Publication Date 2004
- profitability
- margins (marketing)
- Library Collection RecordThis paper looks at the trends of declining terms of trade and declining populations in the rangelands and the social, economic and environmental implications of those trends. It discusses the need…Publication Date 2004
- population decrease
- producers
- Library Collection RecordMajor changes in production systems and land management in the Upper Gascoyne and Mt Magnet regions of Western Australia in recent years have been influenced by complex social, cultural, economic and…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- goats
- sheep
- production systems
- Library Collection RecordAs every land manager knows risk takes many forms and is always present. Today, I want to talk about drought and the approach taken in the Central North East of South Australia to assist primary…Publication Date 2004
- drought
- wool
- Library Collection RecordIt is argued that current policy settings in relation to land administration, drought, taxation and other financial measures (e.g. Farm Management Deposits) do not provide an adequate framework for…Publication Date 2004
- Taxation policies
- Library Collection RecordIn 2001 I diversified our agricultural operation to include livestock production. We are based on the flood plains of the Darling River in the Bourke district of Western NSW. Unfortunately, or…Publication Date 2004
- diversification
- drought
- Library Collection RecordLand policy and legislation have been the major factors driving fragmentation of Australian rangelands. At the regional scale, fragmentation of rangelands has facilitated the development of private…Publication Date 2004
- Land Policies
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordThe IPCC Third Assessment Report confirms that the evidence for global climate change is now stronger than ever. While efforts to minimise climate change are critical, some degree of change is…Publication Date 2004
- sustainable agriculture
- analysis
- Library Collection RecordThe paper describes lessons learnt from historical degradation episodes in Australia's rangelands. We have recently reviewed eight well -documented episodes and the processes that led to…Publication Date 2004
- drought
- El Nino
- Library Collection RecordThe future of outback Australia depends on the creation of new regional economic development opportunities. We argue that these are likely to be based on a new approach to valuing our current or…Publication Date 2004
- economics
- collaboration
- Library Collection RecordCollection of all papers and posters presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, 2004. (Each individual paper is also indexed separately in the Global Rangeland…Publication Date 2004
- Library Collection RecordRecently there has been a great deal of interest in applying the concept of resilience to pastoral systems and to development programs in pastoral systems. This paper addresses pastoralism and its…Publication Date 2014
- food security
- climate
- Library Collection RecordIn Queensland, Grazing Land Management packages are becoming widely adopted as a tool for assessing land condition, and the relative "health" of country. Within these packages, land…Publication Date 2004
- health
- tools
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordAustralia has experienced the highest recorded rate of recent mammal extinctions and range declines, and losses from the arid zone have been significant (Morton 1990). The Burrowing Bettong (…Publication Date 2004
- extinction
- landscape heterogeneity
- Library Collection RecordThere is increasing impetus for the maintenance of biodiversity values throughout Australia's rangelands. This necessitates an improved understanding of the effects of grazing management on…Publication Date 2004
- grazing management
- assessment
- Library Collection RecordCafeAnimal is a spatially explicit, rule -based simulation program for modelling the population dynamics of territorial vertebrates. Model features include territories with floating boundaries; the…Publication Date 2004
- simulation models
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordOff-reserve conservation in the southern rangelands of Western Australia (WA) is gaining momentumat the enterprise level through the participatory Ecosystem Management Understanding (EMU) process.…Publication Date 2004
- indigenous peoples
- mining
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordThe Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands cover 10.7 million hectares, approximately 118th of the state of South Australia, in its remote and arid northwestern corner. A population of 2000 - 3000 anangu (…Publication Date 2004
- indigenous peoples
- land management
- Library Collection RecordLand management offers real opportunities for Indigenous employment in the rangelands. The provision of education and training programs to meet land management objectives is a challenge forboth…Publication Date 2004
- employment
- indigenous peoples
- Library Collection RecordCSIRO's interest in research partnerships with Indigenous organisations is part of its overall concern with research approaches that benefit both the public good and private stakeholders. CSIRO…Publication Date 2004
- biodiversity
- cultural values
- Library Collection RecordThe Indigenous Pastoral Project (IPP) was developed during 2003 to improve land management and pastoral outcomes for Aboriginal people in the rangeland regions of the Top End of the Northern…Publication Date 2004
- land management
- multiple land use
- Library Collection RecordAlthough small businesses are the lifeblood of desert Australia, there is a lack of readily accessible information on the success factors and special needs of these enterprises. A pilot project `…Publication Date 2004
- Business Management
- Aboriginal communities
- Library Collection RecordSustainability is clearly the guiding principle of Natural Resource Management in Australia. All the regions in Australia require a Natural Resource Management (NRM) Strategy which sets targets and…Publication Date 2004
- biodiversity
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordBestprac is a group based benchmarking and continuous improvement program funded by Australian Wool Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia. The Bestprac network started in 1998 and aims to…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- Management information systems
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordChange is going on in everyone's life. While some change is forced on us, most occurs because we decide to make a change to achieve a different outcome. During the Sustainable Grazing Systems (…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordAdvances in information and communication technologies (ICT) are increasingly enabling improvement in public and private service deliveries to communities. Various types of communities (communities…Publication Date 2004
- communication technology
- planning
- Library Collection RecordIn order for outback Australia to sustain itself, a balance has to be struck between seemingly incompatible demands: economic, social, ecological. These demands can act as barriers, polarizing…Publication Date 2004
- economics
- social aspects
- Ecological Factors
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