Native Vegetation and Biodiversity
With the introduction of native vegetation and biodiversity targets both nationally and across many catchments, and increasing community concern and expectations about environmental management, there is now even greater awareness about the importance of natural resource management (NRM) within the wool industry.
Encouragingly more than 55 per cent of woolgrowers who have native vegetation on their farm have already implemented NRM practices [Land, Water & Wool Best Practice Survey, 2003].
The Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Sub-program of Land, Water & Wool explored ways of managing landscapes so as to maintain enterprise profitability while meeting natural resource management objectives. It achieved this by working closely with woolgrowers, drawing on the research already undertaken through the Native Vegetation R&D Program managed by Land & Water Australia and undertaking new research on the links between wool production and biodiversity.
The primary objective of the Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Sub-program was to develop, test and promote options for integrating wool production and the protection, management and restoration of native vegetation and its associated biodiversity.
Native Vegetation and Biodiversity had five regional projects in the high rainfall and sheep-cereal zones. Within these projects, more than 70 families with commercial woolgrowing enterprises were directly involved with research projects on their properties, while a further 2750 woolgrowers were indirectly involved.
In order to deliver the research results to a larger group of woolgrowers, projects worked closely with wool initiatives such as 8x5 in Tasmania and BestWool 2010 in Victoria.
Projects
Publications
Fact Sheets
General Fact Sheets
Northern Tablelands Fact Sheets
| Birds on New England Wool Properties | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 1 |
| Bats on New England wool properties | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 2 |
| Arboreal Marsupials on New England wool properties | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 3 |
| Pastures on New England wool properties | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 4 |
| Water Quality on New England wool properties | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 5 |
| Fauna on Case Study farms | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 6 |
| Economics and the Environment: not Mutually Exclusive! | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 8 |
| Biodiversity and Wool Production- Answers to the 10 Big Questions | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 9 |
| How to Lift Wool Profits and Improve Biodiversity | Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 10 |
| A Quick Guide to the Case Study and Testimonial Farms. | Northern Talbelands Project Fact Sheet: 11 |
Guides
Case Studies
Final Reports
Testimonials
Project: Biodiversity conservation integrated into sustainable grazing systems
Project: Profitable, biodiverse wool production systems for the Northern Tablelands
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Geographic Information
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