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Knowledge for Managing Australian Landscapes
- the legacy of Land & Water Australia, Shine Dome, Canberra 18-19 May 2010
Triple Helix Consulting, in conjunction with the Australian River Restoration Centre, convened, organised and under-wrote this conference. The Australian Academy of Science generously provided its magnificent Shine Dome at no cost. The conference dinner on 18 May at University House at the Australian National University was addressed by the Hon John Kerin AM, former Minister for Primary Industries and Energy.
This conference explored the knowledge that Australia needs to better manage its natural resources in an increasingly challenging policy, social and biophysical context. It did so through the lens of the research portfolio of Land & Water Australia. Leading Australian researchers and NRM practitioners were asked to distil the lessons from the 1800 or so projects/programs funded by LWRRDC/LWA over the last 20 years. The conference considered the specific knowledge content and remaining gaps in four broad themes as outlined below, and also how best to procure, coordinate and manage the associated research activities and outputs. The outstanding reflective synthesis papers here represent the tip of the iceberg of the LWA portfolio.
Knowledge: reflections on funding and managing applied research
Author |
Title |
File |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Campbell | Principles for intelligent research investment | |
| Peter Chudleigh et al | Evaluating an applied research portfolio | |
| Colin Creighton et al | National Land and Water Resources Audit | |
| Jane Chrystal et al | Knowledge for regional NRM | |
| Richard Stirzaker | Learnings from a time of reflection | |
| Siwan Lovett | The five Ps: managing knowledge for adoption | |
| Ted Lefroy | The message, and the bottle: conference synthesis |
People, institutions and policy
Author |
Title |
File |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Dovers, Richard Price | Social and institutional research | |
| Rosemary Hill | Indigenous NRM and knowledge | |
| Neil Barr | The changing demography of rural Australia | |
| Carl Binning | Motivating People | |
| Paul Martin | Rural sustainability, laws and institutions | |
| Steve Cork | Ecosystem Services and Futures thinking | |
| Dave Pannell | People session synthesis | |
| Jason Alexandra | Day 1 Synthesis |
Sustaining primary industries
Author |
Title |
File |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Dunbabin et al | Producer-driven R&D - Sustainable Grazing Systems case study | |
| Ian McClelland | Managing Climate Variability | |
| Mike Logan | Cotton Best Management Practices | |
| Steve Mills & Brett Tucker | National Irrigation Research | |
| Mark Howden | National Climate Change Strategy for Primary Industries | |
| Pauline Mele | Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms | |
| John Williams | Redesigning Agriculture for Australian Landscapes | |
| Barney Foran | Towards a biofuel economy |
Australian landscapes and ecosystems
Author |
Title |
File |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Goss et al | National Dryland Salinity Program: a knowledge partnership | |
| Mark Stafford Smith et al | Desert and northern Australia | |
| Michael Douglas et al | Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK) | |
| Ian Rutherfurd et al | Riparian Lands | |
| Rick Evans | Groundwater-dependent ecosystems and groundwater/surface water interaction | |
| Richard Norris | Assessing River Health:AusRivas | |
| Richard Davis | Eutrophication and Environmental Water | |
| David Lindenmayer | Remnant Vegetation ecology and management principles | |
| Sue McIntyre et al | Landscape ecology concepts and management principles |
Download conference program.
Over the twenty years 1990-2009, Land & Water Australia learned and contributed a great deal in terms of science and policy understanding about managing Australian landscapes, captured in the presentations above. It also learned a great deal about the business of investing in collaborative applied research, development and extension. Many of these insights have been captured in these publications:
The Getting of Knowledge: a guide to funding and managing applied research; The Australian NRM Knowledge System: an analysis of how well current arrangements generate and organise the knowledge needed for Australia to manage its natural resource more wisely; and Knowledge for Managing Australian Landscapes: a comprehensive analysis of the knowledge needed for sustainable natural resource management in Australia and areas for improvement.