| Project Title |
Brief description |
| Salinity Targets Reporting |
This project provides data to help validate hydrological models used by Government agencies and Catchment Management Authorities. The models will help evaluate progress towards achieving salinity targets and to establish a baseline for measuring for monitoring and reporting on natural resource management outcomes in the long-term. |
| Tools to Achieve Landscape Redesign Giving Environmental / Economic Targets (TARGET) Pilot Project |
This project investigated funding mechanisms to help land mangers achieve land use change to address salinity and other natural resource issues, and identify the barriers and incentives to implementing change. |
| Liverpool Plains Pilot Project |
This project trialed three types of incentive mechanisms to encourage land mangers to adopt better land management practices including small grants, natural resource ‘auctions’ and accredited Environmental Management Systems (EMS) ISO14001. |
| Heartlands Pilot Project |
The Heartlands project used a participatory approach to integrate scientific research with the implementation of on-ground works so the community could apply the latest research findings to on-farm management practices. |
| Environmental Services Scheme (ESS) |
The ESS is investigating the practical issues that arise in the development of markets to support environmental services produced on-farm. These include the costs associated with incorporating environmental services into rural production, defining and creating ownership of the services produced, and the types of financial, contractual and incentive arrangements necessary. Twenty-four land managers are participating in the scheme. |
| Local Government Salinity Initiative (LGSI) |
The LGSI is helping local council develop the capacity to manage urban salinity. It provides information, training and technical support for the development and implementation of salinity management strategies and land use planning instruments. An Urban Salinity Planning Guide is also being developed. |
| Salt Action Teams |
Six specialist Salt Action Teams were established to apply output from technical and research organisations to the catchment and landscape level. The teams assisted Catchment Management Authorities and land managers to develop appropriate on-ground actions. |
| Salinity Information Program (SIP) |
Catchment Management Authorities and land managers need to be able to access quality information on how salt is stored and mobilised in the landscape and the impact of different land management options. The SIP aims to improve the accessibility of salinity data, analysis and modelling outputs, which are used to inform decision support tools. |
| Decision Support Tools (DST) – Link to Decision support tools |
DNR has developed a suite of models and tools to support the development, implementation and evaluation of natural resource management strategies, policies, plans and actions at the property, catchment and state level. These tools include salt and water balance models and frameworks to help decision-making.
Computer based modelling tools improve our capacity to evaluate where salinity is currently occurring in the landscape and predict where it might occur in the future under a range of management scenarios. They improve our capacity to predict the impacts of land use change at given sites on run-off, salt concentration and salt loads from catchments. |
| Scientific Knowledge . |
This project is providing important information about managing salinity. The project has four key areas:
- biophysical processes of salinity
- actions that minimise recharge or allow use of saline affected land and water
- the impact of salinity on natural ecosystems
- the social and economic issues associated with salinity management.
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