This new network seeks to develop a series of interdisciplinary models of best practice in social and environmental sustainability, using the Murray-Darling Basin as a major case study. Members are drawn from university and government research centres and have expertise in a wide range of areas in social policy and resource management.

A review of fire management in the rangelands aimed to assist government officers to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of proposed rangeland fire management programs and projects for the second round of Natural Heritage Trust funding (NHT2), improve the region's ability to plan for and implement fire management strategies drawing on best practice, and to...

Provides a summary and analysis of income and other tax laws that are likely to affect investment and management of NRM and options to improve NRM outcomes. -landcare provision and provisions related to water facilities could be better defined. Notes inequities in capital gains tax application and discussed FMDs. - Encouragement of large profitable farm...

This issue of Wetlands Australia highlights the achievements in wetlands conservation and management in 2003, and outlines the activities for 2004. Stories featured in this edition include snapshots of the BHP Billiton sponsored 'Revive our Wetlands' project, integrating wetlands management in broader natural resource management (NRM) regional planning and implementation processes, monitoring the Dalhousie Springs...

This fact sheet briefly describes a National Program for Sustainable Irrigation (NPSI) project in the Goulburn-Broken catchment, Vic, to investigate the potential of reducing nutrients in irrigation drainage systems using in-line wetland technology and batter stabilisation. Two aspects of reducing nutrients were investigated: the use of aquatic plants to remove nutrients, and stabilising the drain...