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Tropical Savannas CRC. Future Directions. Rationale. Production, cultural & biodiversity goals all rely on a sustainable human population base; keeping people on country. This in turn depends on sustainable livelihoods. Themes/Programs. Natural Resource Management - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tropical Savannas CRC Tropical Savannas CRC Future Directions
RationaleRationale
Production, cultural & biodiversity goals all rely on a sustainable human population base; keeping people on country. This in turn depends on sustainable livelihoods.
Themes/ProgramsThemes/Programs
•Natural Resource Management•Economic Futures and
Livelihoods•Policy options•Building knowledge in
savanna communities
Theme 1 Natural Resource Theme 1 Natural Resource Management: BasicsManagement: Basics
• CRC is committed to research that supports sustainable economic growth of northern Australia
• Pressure on resources will intensify with increasing $ value of land & resources
• Planned maintenance of assets is vastly preferable to heroic rescue
Theme 1 Natural Resource Theme 1 Natural Resource ManagementManagement
• Focus on adaptive management• Evaluation of options, taking
full set of values into account• Focus on assets and aspirations
– Management of intensive resource uses– Delivery of improved extensive
landscape management
NRM ChallengesNRM Challenges• Knowledge systems for north
Australian development – optimising tradeoffs from intensification (Pastoral lands, Intensive agriculture, wildlife management)
• Property and regional scales• Landscape design• Tools for extensive landscape
management• Cost-benefit analysis of options
NRM SpecificsNRM Specifics
• Development of tools and options– Fire ACB, Curing, On property management– Property Intensification, infrastructure,
pasture improvement– Landscape design & planning– Tools for monitoring condition (RS,
Indicators)
• Cost benefit analysis of options
Theme 2 Livelihood Theme 2 Livelihood OptionsOptions
• Options & Strategies for commercial and/or customary economic activities to complement orthodox uses of savanna resources – Tourism – carbon offsets, – land and biodiversity stewardship and maintenance of
ecosystem services, – sustainable use of wildlife, – bio-security
• Business development, governance, policy environment
Research Issues - Research Issues - LivelihoodsLivelihoods
• Valuing resources, services & activities
• Governance & institutions – producing multiple benefits
• Packaging full range of benefits & costs (people on country)
• What works in enterprise development
Theme 3 Policy Options & Theme 3 Policy Options & ApproachesApproaches
• Analysis of investment strategies for regional natural resource management
• Tools to improve regional NRM planning and engagement
• Strategies for maximising the benefit from the limited available investment (State/Territory, NHT, NAP)
• Maximise cross-portfolio outcomes
Theme 4 Building Capacity Theme 4 Building Capacity to cope with changeto cope with change
•Build on strong communications platform (GLM, Fire, T&D, Biodiversity projects)
•Mix of traditional and non-traditional education/knowledge building strategies
Prospective PartnersProspective Partners
• Existing partners to continue
• ANU• LWA• Other CRC’s (DK,
Bushfires)• ILC
• Mining & energy• AQIS/NAQS• Large Pastoral
Companies• Conservation
NGO’s • Regional NRM
Bodies
Partnership – what does it Partnership – what does it entail?entail?
• Identify areas of mutual interest, common goals, overlap of strategic objectives
• Identify resources needed to advance these goals, what each party can bring to the table, opportunities for leverage
• 7 Year commitment, but with some flexibility
Engaging Partners – some Engaging Partners – some key relationshipskey relationships
•Cattle industry, Corporate one on one consultations Oct- Nov
•Mining & energy•MLA, LWA, ILC – Specific
proposals (tied funding)•SME’s & community
organisations
Core Partners cont’dCore Partners cont’d
•State & Territory Agencies – Theme workshops
•Research providers – Universities & CSIRO – Theme workshops
•Core partner meetings (mid November)
Basics of a Re-bidBasics of a Re-bid• Must demonstrate economic return on
investment• Must have strong stakeholder support,
end-user involvement and pathways to adoption
• Must leverage resources (in-kind & cash)
• Must have significant new elements; need to re-invent, but build on existing strengths
TimelinesTimelinesAssuming timelines as for previous
rounds:• Notification of Intent – 31 January 2006• First Stage Application, with partners
signed off – 30 March 2006• Second Stage Application, including
completed review, impact analysis – 1 July 2006
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