Research
Knowledge for managing Australian landscapes conference
The legacy of Land & Water Australia
The Australian River Restoration Centre, in collaboration with Triple Helix Consulting, is delighted to be presenting the “Knowledge for managing Australian landscapes – the legacy of Land & Water Australia” conference.
The intent of this two day conference is to reflect on the legacy of Land & Water Australia (LWA), to bring people together in a content-rich celebration, to highlight some recent exciting work, and to consider how the sorts of work funded by LWA can best be organised and resourced in future.
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan: Primary Industries - comment

The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility is seeking comments on the draft National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan: Primary Industries.
Rural Participatory Appraisals - Wellington
University of Sydney / FATE Component Socio-cultural research activities.
PhD opportunity - NRM socio-cultural evaluation
Project title:Socio-cultural evaluation of natural resource management projects: a case study of the 'Communities in Landscapes' project.
Rural Society Journal
Accessible to a broad readership, Rural Society is an international, peer reviewed academic journal focusing
Brighter Futures: Building the Resilience of Australia
This collection of essays on resilience from Australia 21, contains diverse contributions on the topic of resilience ranging from climat
Resilience of ecosystems and social-ecological systems
Dr Steven Cork
Abstract
Polycentricity, reciprocity, and farmer adoption of conservation practices under community-based governance
Summary of article:
Significant steps have occurred under Australia's 'regional delivery model' towards devolving responsibilities for natural resource management (NRM) to community-based regional bodies, particularly in respect of motivating farmers to adopt priority conservation practices. Challenges remain in effectively engaging the large populations covered by these bodies, especially with these bodies expected to assume responsibilities that risk them becoming perceived as extensions of government and favoring particular stakeholders.
Nesting, subsidiarity, and community-based environmental governance beyond the local level
By Graham R. Marshall, Institute for Rural Futures, University of New England,
Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia. gmarshal@une.edu.au
Community-based, Regional Delivery of Natural Resource Management
Building system-wide capacities to motivate voluntary farmer adoption of conservation practices
by Graham R. Marshall
October 2008





