Tropical Savannas CRC Tropical Savannas CRC Future Directions

RationaleRationale

Production, cultural & biodiversity goals all rely on a sustainable human population base; keeping people on country. This in turn depends on sustainable livelihoods.

Themes/ProgramsThemes/Programs

•Natural Resource Management•Economic Futures and

Livelihoods•Policy options•Building knowledge in

savanna communities

Theme 1 Natural Resource Theme 1 Natural Resource Management: BasicsManagement: Basics

• CRC is committed to research that supports sustainable economic growth of northern Australia

• Pressure on resources will intensify with increasing $ value of land & resources

• Planned maintenance of assets is vastly preferable to heroic rescue

Theme 1 Natural Resource Theme 1 Natural Resource ManagementManagement

• Focus on adaptive management• Evaluation of options, taking

full set of values into account• Focus on assets and aspirations

– Management of intensive resource uses– Delivery of improved extensive

landscape management

NRM ChallengesNRM Challenges• Knowledge systems for north

Australian development – optimising tradeoffs from intensification (Pastoral lands, Intensive agriculture, wildlife management)

• Property and regional scales• Landscape design• Tools for extensive landscape

management• Cost-benefit analysis of options

NRM SpecificsNRM Specifics

• Development of tools and options– Fire ACB, Curing, On property management– Property Intensification, infrastructure,

pasture improvement– Landscape design & planning– Tools for monitoring condition (RS,

Indicators)

• Cost benefit analysis of options

Theme 2 Livelihood Theme 2 Livelihood OptionsOptions

• Options & Strategies for commercial and/or customary economic activities to complement orthodox uses of savanna resources – Tourism – carbon offsets, – land and biodiversity stewardship and maintenance of

ecosystem services, – sustainable use of wildlife, – bio-security

• Business development, governance, policy environment

Research Issues - Research Issues - LivelihoodsLivelihoods

• Valuing resources, services & activities

• Governance & institutions – producing multiple benefits

• Packaging full range of benefits & costs (people on country)

• What works in enterprise development

Theme 3 Policy Options & Theme 3 Policy Options & ApproachesApproaches

• Analysis of investment strategies for regional natural resource management

• Tools to improve regional NRM planning and engagement

• Strategies for maximising the benefit from the limited available investment (State/Territory, NHT, NAP)

• Maximise cross-portfolio outcomes

Theme 4 Building Capacity Theme 4 Building Capacity to cope with changeto cope with change

•Build on strong communications platform (GLM, Fire, T&D, Biodiversity projects)

•Mix of traditional and non-traditional education/knowledge building strategies

Prospective PartnersProspective Partners

• Existing partners to continue

• ANU• LWA• Other CRC’s (DK,

Bushfires)• ILC

• Mining & energy• AQIS/NAQS• Large Pastoral

Companies• Conservation

NGO’s • Regional NRM

Bodies

Partnership – what does it Partnership – what does it entail?entail?

• Identify areas of mutual interest, common goals, overlap of strategic objectives

• Identify resources needed to advance these goals, what each party can bring to the table, opportunities for leverage

• 7 Year commitment, but with some flexibility

Engaging Partners – some Engaging Partners – some key relationshipskey relationships

•Cattle industry, Corporate one on one consultations Oct- Nov

•Mining & energy•MLA, LWA, ILC – Specific

proposals (tied funding)•SME’s & community

organisations

Core Partners cont’dCore Partners cont’d

•State & Territory Agencies – Theme workshops

•Research providers – Universities & CSIRO – Theme workshops

•Core partner meetings (mid November)

Basics of a Re-bidBasics of a Re-bid• Must demonstrate economic return on

investment• Must have strong stakeholder support,

end-user involvement and pathways to adoption

• Must leverage resources (in-kind & cash)

• Must have significant new elements; need to re-invent, but build on existing strengths

TimelinesTimelinesAssuming timelines as for previous

rounds:• Notification of Intent – 31 January 2006• First Stage Application, with partners

signed off – 30 March 2006• Second Stage Application, including

completed review, impact analysis – 1 July 2006