| Description |
viii, 43 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Occasional paper ; no. 1 |
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Occasional paper (Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (Australia)) ; no. 1
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| Contents |
Impacts of salinity -- Extent and costs -- Likely futures -- The challenge of salinity -- The case for government action -- Appropriate actions for particular lands -- Degraded land with limited prospects -- Degraded land that can still be farmed -- Hazard land at risk of salinisation -- Recharge areas causing impacts elsewhere -- Identifying change strategies to address salinity -- The science base -- Basic knowledge -- The skill base -- To develop applicable knowledge -- Water balance of plant communities -- New farming systems -- Reconnaissance tools -- Linkages between the producers and users of knowledge -- Failures in the innovation process -- Failures in communication -- Economic inability for farmers to act -- Stimulating innovation -- Access to technical information -- Salinity management plans -- Funding catchment action -- Joint investment strategies -- Regulatory instruments -- International market pressures for quality assurance -- Carbon credits to encourage forestry -- Best management practices for rural towns -- Evaluation, monitoring & feedback -- Improve community awareness of salinity and its causes -- Implementation -- The working group and its charter -- Major integrated programs addressing dryland salinity |
| Summary |
This report presents an overview of salinity issues, and identifies the sorts of long-term programs, policy environment and directions that Australia must adopt if it is to deal effectively with, and as necessary live with, dryland salinity in rural Australia. It also shows how dryland salinity represents a microcosm of natural resources management in terms of issues, strategies and activities which require investment. It identifies some actions and initiatives that the Government could take, as important steps in addressing the complex issues related to salinity and its impacts |
| Notes |
"A paper prepared by an independent working group for consideration by the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council at its second meeting, 4 December 1998" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available on the Internet at: http://www.isr.gov.au/science/pmseic/salinity.pdf |
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Commonwealth of Australia 1999 |
| Subject |
Salinity -- Economic aspects -- Australia.
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Salinity -- Environmental aspects -- Australia.
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Salinity -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Soil salinization -- Australia.
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| Author |
Australia. Department of Industry, Science, and Resources.
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Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (Australia)
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| LC no. |
00002001 |
| ISBN |
0642720363 |
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