Australian Academy of Science's Fenner Conference

Powerpoint presentations and abstracts can be viewed by clicking on the links from the list below. Presentations are arranged in alphabetical order by the first author.

Regional scale adaptive management: lessons from the North East Salinity Strategy
Catherine Allan (a) and Allan Curtis (b)
(a) Johnstone Centre, Charles Sturt University and (b) Bureau of Rural Sciences.

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Terms of engagement: frameworks and principles for engaging communities in re-designing Australian agriculture

Heather J Aslin, Bureau of Rural Sciences
Valerie A Brown, Australian National University

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Eco-civic Landscapes. Designing governance frameworks that reflect community interest and landscape

David Brunckhorst, Phil Coop and Ian Reeve
Institute of Rural Futures, University of New England

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Agriculture for the Australian environment: providing the evidence

Jean Chesson
Bureau of Rural Sciences

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Sustaining local organisations: reflecting on the Landcare experience

Dr Allan Curtis (a), Ian Byron (b) and Dr Bruce Shindler (c)
(a) Bureau of Rural Sciences; (b) Johnstone Centre, Charles Sturt University; and (c) Oregon State University, USA.

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Landscape management in this millennium

Peter Davey
Landscape and Ecosystems Management - University of Western Sydney

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What will Australian agricultural landscapes be like in 50 years?

Michael Dunlop and Graham Turner
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems

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On-farm testing:  getting benefits for the environment

Marg Evans¹, Chris Sounness¹, Brooke Thompson¹, Tony Fay¹, Peter Taylor²
Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria¹ and Wimmera Farming Systems²

A National Framework for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in Australian Agriculture

Peter JM Johnston (a) and Len Banks (b)
(a) Queensland Department of Primary Industry and (b) NSW Agriculture – Orange

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Future management of grasslands

David Kemp and  D L Michalk - Faculty of Rural Management, University of Sydney

Redesigning grazed landscapes - principles and challenges from the grassy woodlands

Neil MacLeod
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems.

Rights, institutions and sustainability - how can we make it work?

Paul Martin and Miriam Verbeek
The Profit Foundation

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Measuring whole-farm sustainability and profitability at a credible scale

Associate Professor Jim Scott - Centre for Sustainable Farming Systems, University of New England

Adaptive management at the regional scale: Breakthrough innovation or mission impossible? A report on an american experience

George H. Stankey
Pacific Northwest Research Station - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service

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The contribution of farmers and individual landholders to commercial plantation development in Australia

Nick Stephens, Mellissa Wood, Claire Howell
National Forest Inventory, Bureau of Rural Sciences

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Learning from experience

Ian Thompson - Executive Manager - Natural Resources Management - Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry – Australia

How might greenhouse influence the way agriculture is practiced in Australia?

David Ugalde
Australian Greenhouse Office

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Social principles to inform agriculture

Professor Frank Vanclay
Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Tasmania

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Better water quality: A case of building a shared future

Alice Woodhead
Agricultural Systems, University of Western Sydney

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Controlled Traffic Farming – farming systems for the Australian Environment

D F Yule and R S Cannon
CTF Australia

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