Many public programs for the environment and natural resources have poor track records in the achievement of outcomes. The “asset-based approach” to decision making about
read moreThe term “Best Management Practice” is a pet gripe of mine. It is either intellectually sloppy or dishonest, depending on how you look at it.
read moreBack in November we ran a Symposium in Melbourne on the topic “Understanding practice change by farmers and other rural landholders”. Thanks to some generous
read moreRecently, someone was telling me about a study that had found that the value of environmental services provided by a sub-set of Australian farms was
read moreIn a newsletter editorial last week, Hugh Possingham of University of Queensland asks the following question. Given the strong potential benefits to the environment from
read moreSharing the costs of environmental works between the public and private sectors has a nice ring to it, but how to determine the shares? A
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