Celebrating diversity: people, place and purpose. A synthesis of the 17th biennial conference of the Australian Rangeland Society

Hacker, Ronald B.

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“…Limited resources for research, development and extension (R, D and E) Resources available for R, D and E in the region have always been low and have declined substantially over recent decades (Hacker 2013), consistent with the declining importance of the southern rangelands in the overall pastoral economy, relative to the more productive northern savannas (Foran et al 2019). It is unlikely that this situation will be reversed unless some of the initiatives proposed by Nielsen et al (2020) come to fruition, such as establishment of an Outback Commission and/or an Outback Capital Trust Fund to divert a portion of royalties from mining in the rangelands to R, D and E. Although information gaps can be readily identified (e.g.…”

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Prospects for sustainable use of the pastoral areas of Australia’s southern rangelands: a synthesis

Hacker

McDonald²

2021

Rangeland J.

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There is growing recognition of the need to achieve land use across the southern Australian rangelands that accommodates changing societal preferences and ensures the capacity of future generations to satisfy their own preferences. This paper considers the prospects for sustainable use of the pastoral lands based either on continued grazing or emerging, alternative land uses. After an overview of the southern rangelands environment, the status of the pastoral industry, its environmental impacts, and key issues for pastoral management, we propose four principles and 19 associated guidelines for sustainable pastoralism. Although some continued withdrawal of land from pastoralism is anticipated, we expect that pastoralism will continue throughout much of the region currently grazed, particularly in the higher rainfall environments in the east. Within these areas, sustainable pastoral land use should be achievable by the application of four broad management principles, as follows: (1) manage grazing within a risk management framework based on the concept of tactical grazing, (2) develop infrastructure to allow best management of both domestic and non-domestic grazing pressure, (3) incorporate management of invasive native scrub, where required, into overall, ongoing property management and (4) manage grazing to enhance biodiversity conservation at landscape scale. Application of these principles and guidelines will require the development of appropriate policy settings, particularly in relation to kangaroo management, climate change, and natural resource governance, together with innovative approaches to research, development and extension. Policy development will also be required if the new industry of carbon sequestration is to deliver socio-ecological benefits without perverse outcomes. Other emerging industries based on renewable energy or ecosystem services appear to have considerable potential, with little risk of adverse ecological consequences.

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Prospects for sustainable use of the pastoral areas of Australia’s southern rangelands: a synthesis

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McDonald²

2021

Rangeland J.

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Australian rangeland futures: time now for systemic responses to interconnected challenges

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Australia’s rangelands contain wildlands, relatively intact biodiversity, widespread Indigenous cultures, pastoral and mining industries all set in past and present events and mythologies. The nature of risks and threats to these rangelands is increasingly global and systemic. Future policy frameworks must acknowledge this and act accordingly. We collate current key information on land tenures and land uses, people and domestic livestock in Australian rangelands, and discuss five perspectives on how the rangelands are changing that should inform the development of integrated policy: climate and environmental change, the southern rangelands, the northern rangelands, Indigenous Australia, and governance and management. From these perspectives we argue that more attention must be paid to: ensuring a social licence to operate across a range of uses, acknowledging and supporting a younger, more Indigenous population, implementing positive aspects of technological innovation, halting capital and governance leakages, and building human capacity. A recommended set of systemic responses should therefore (i) address governance issues consistently and comprehensively, (ii) ensure that new technologies can foster the delivery of sustainable livelihoods, and (iii) focus capacity building on a community of industries where knowledge is built for the long-term, and do all three of these with an eye to the changing demographics of the rangelands.

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Celebrating diversity: people, place and purpose. A synthesis of the 17th biennial conference of the Australian Rangeland Society

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Prospects for sustainable use of the pastoral areas of Australia’s southern rangelands: a synthesis

Prospects for sustainable use of the pastoral areas of Australia’s southern rangelands: a synthesis

Australian rangeland futures: time now for systemic responses to interconnected challenges

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