The evolution of Australia's natural resource management programs: Towards improved targeting and evaluation of investments

Hajkowicz, Stefan

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.06.004

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“…A number of empirically and theoretically-grounded frameworks have been used to analyse and evaluate aspects of natural resource governance including their constituent strategies, plans, programs, and institutions (Althaus et al, 2007;Bellamy et al, 2001;Connick & Innes, 2003;Curtis et al, 1998;Hajkowicz, 2009;Vogel, 2011;Walter Turnbull, 2005). There have been also been a number of Australian Governmentdriven evaluations of the efficacy of NRM policies and programs since the mid 1990s ( ANAO, 1997ANAO, , 2008NHT, 2000;SSCRRAT, 2010;Walter Turnbull, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluating Governance Arrangements and Decision Making for Natural Resource Management Planning: An Empirical Application of the Governance Systems Analysis Framework

Potts

Vella

Dale

et al. 2016

Society & Natural Resources

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Governance Arrangements and Decision Making for Natural Resource Management Planning: An Empirical Application of the Governance Systems Analysis Framework

Potts

Vella

Dale

et al. 2016

Society & Natural Resources

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“…Together they have resulted in a total of over $6.5 billion in expenditure. Stefan Hajkowicz frames this roll out as an evolution that proceeded through three phases (Hajkowicz 2009). He labelled these as awareness raising (phase one), building institutional capacity (phase two), and towards direct payments (phase three).…”

Section: Nrm Evolutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Learning from agri-environment schemes in Australia. Investing in biodiversity and other ecosystem services on farms

Ansell¹,

Gibson²,

Salt³

2016

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“…Since 1990, the Australian federal government has funded seven NRM programs, these tending to increase in both budget and timespan (Hajkowitz 2009). Community capacity building, attitude and awareness change and property management planning were the foci of the first National Landcare Program in 1990-1991(Hajkowitz 2009) and in 1997 community environmental management was boosted by the establishment of the Natural Heritage Trust (Lefroy et al 2012), funded by the sale of one third of the public telecommunications company Telstra (Robins and Kanowski 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Community capacity building, attitude and awareness change and property management planning were the foci of the first National Landcare Program in 1990-1991(Hajkowitz 2009) and in 1997 community environmental management was boosted by the establishment of the Natural Heritage Trust (Lefroy et al 2012), funded by the sale of one third of the public telecommunications company Telstra (Robins and Kanowski 2011). Over this period over $4.2 billion of public funds were invested in environmental management, most of it through Landcare and other volunteer community groups (Hajkowicz 2009) including Coastcare.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of beach rehabilitation success, Turners Beach, Tasmania

Johnston

Ellison

2014

J Coast Conserv

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Beaches worldwide have been subjected to human impacts by the trampling of vegetation, leading to exposure that increases their vulnerability to erosion. Rehabilitation efforts have included dune revegetation and control of human, access along with information signs for public education. Long term evaluation of the success of these is largely lacking, particularly in Australia where there has been significant Natural Resource Management funding in the last 20 years. This study used beach monitoring profiles, sediment analysis, historical photographs and community surveys to evaluate beach rehabilitation activities at Turners Beach, Northern Tasmania, where significant community effort has been invested. Results showed that the western and central sections of Turners Beach have experienced overall accretion since 2006, with development of a foredune and evidence of marine derived sediment deposition. The eastern section continued to show some erosion, with informal access tracks remaining despite fencing and signage. After 15 years of rehabilitation, historical photographs and community survey showed that human access control using boardwalks and vegetation replanting has been successful, justifying the community effort and federal government funding that was invested at the time, and ongoing community and local government maintenance since. Dune fencing was also found to have partly contributed to rehabilitation success, while placement of rocks along the shoreline appeared to have had mixed results, and information signs were found to be the least successful management practice. Topographic survey of beach profiles was confirmed by this study to be an effective method for evaluation of erosion, justifying the involvement of surveyors, with such long term monitoring being beyond the scope of most projects. Community survey was also confirmed to be a valuable tool in identifying long term changes, and community participation to be successful in increasing the integrity and resilience of beach and dunes areas.

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The evolution of Australia's natural resource management programs: Towards improved targeting and evaluation of investments

Cited by 188 publications

References 41 publications

Evaluating Governance Arrangements and Decision Making for Natural Resource Management Planning: An Empirical Application of the Governance Systems Analysis Framework

Evaluating Governance Arrangements and Decision Making for Natural Resource Management Planning: An Empirical Application of the Governance Systems Analysis Framework

Learning from agri-environment schemes in Australia. Investing in biodiversity and other ecosystem services on farms

Evaluation of beach rehabilitation success, Turners Beach, Tasmania

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