Project 4.9.6 - Strategic
Natural Resource Managenent and land use planning
Project Leader and Host
Organisation
Dr Catherine Robinson, CSIRO
Project Description and Objectives
For detailed descriptions of the outputs for
this project for Year 4 (2009/2010) of the MTSRF Research
Programme, see the Annual Research
Plan.
This project will design and test implementation approaches for
improved natural resource management and conservation. This
research is based on an adaptive management planning framework with
a focus on effective implementation that seeks to integrate social,
economic and ecological systems. The key longer term outcome being
targeted in this research is the improvement in the management of
natural resources and supply of ecosystem services on private land.
Our research focuses on achieving this through:
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Improved planning and institutional arrangements underpinning
biodiversity, water quality and wider ecosystem services in the GBR
region whilst maintaining viable regional industries and
communities; and
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Building effective partnerships between researchers, research
institutions, resource managers, policy makers, government and
non-government agencies that increase the relevance and impact of
science in natural resource and regional decision making and
governance.
Using knowledge to make collaborative policy-level decisions in
Australia's Great Barrier Reef
A technical report released by the CSIRO in January 2010 focuses
on the features of collaborative efforts to develop and implement
policy associated with water quality programs in the Great Barrier
Reef. The report summarises the characteristics of
institutional collaboration focused on policy-level
decision-making, and identifies the critical factors which
facilitate or impede knowledge-sharing for policy change and
implementation.
These issues are examined through the institutional
collaborations that have emerged in response to tackling the Reef
Water Quality Protection Plan (2003) objective to halt the decline
in the quality of water entering the Great Barrier Reef within ten
years. Achieving this water quality objective requires an
effective system of governance capable of facilitating the
necessary cooperation and coordination between multiple
environmental decision-makers and activities. Access the report >
Collaboration for environmental policy decisions in the Great
Barrier Reef
The CSIRO has produced a two-page brochure which details
research that has identified factors which affect how institutional
collaborations influence decision-making in the Great Barrier
Reef. Read more
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Thinking Offsets in FNQ - Concepts, Implementation,
Knowledge Needs
Outcomes of a Researcher and Practitioner Workshop held
in Townsville, 29 April 2009 as part of the 2009 MTSRF Annual
Conference
Offsets are promoted as tools that protect
environmental outcomes while delivering economics benefits from
development. In the United States, offsets have been used to
manage the impacts of development on wetlands and more recently on
the habitat of endangered species. In Australia, offsets have
recently been introduced to manage the impacts of development on
native vegetation in New South Wales and Victoria. Offsets
are moving from policy concept to implementation in Queensland
through initiatives from all levels of government.
This workshop brought together Queensland based offset
practitioners and researchers to share practical knowledge on best
practice offset design and implementation. The meeting also
enabled discussion on the knowledge needs to support successful
offset policy in Queensland into the future.
Download workshop report:
Coggan,
A. and Jess, M. (2009) Thinking Offsets in Far North
Queensland: Concepts, Implementation, Knowledge Needs.
Outcomes of a Researcher and Practitioner Workshop held in
Townsville, 29 April 2009 as part of the 2009 MTSRF Annual
Conference. Report to the Marine and Tropical Sciences
Research Facility (MTSRF). Reef and Rainforest Research
Centre Ltd, Cairns (39pp.).
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The Annual Research Plans, or ARPs, outline the specific tasks,
products, budgets and staff for each research project within each
of the Research Themes and Programs of the MTSRF. The ARPs
also outline the key deliverables, or 'project
milestones' (e.g. major reports, journal articles,
communications products) to be achieved.
An ARP is developed for each operating year of the MTSRF
(2006-2010).
Details of this and previous years' outputs from this project
are included in each of the Annual Research
Plans.
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