Related work
The work below has been conducted by members of the research team, or commissioned by them. It is complementary to the core INFFER™ project.
Adoption of conservation practices
See www.ruralpracticechange.org for a wealth of further information relevant to adoption of conservation practices.
Pannell, D.J., Marshall, G.R., Barr, N., Curtis, A., Vanclay, F. and Wilkinson, R.(2006). Understanding and promoting adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46(11): 1407-1424. http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/72/paper/EA05037.htm
SIF3
The Salinity Investment Framework III (SIF3), from which INFFER evolved: SIF Home page
Commissioned reviews
Wintle, B.A., (2008). A review of biodiversity investment prioritization tools, A report to the Biodiversity Expert Working Group toward the development of the Investment Framework For Environmental Resources. School of Botany, University of Melbourne. (This review was commissioned by the INFFER project as part of our consideration of investment prioritisation for biodiversity) (790K pdf). here
Rattray, D. (2008). Review of Water Quality Modelling Tools for the Investment Framework For Environmental Resources (INFFER), Natural Solutions Environmental Consultants, Brisbane. (This review was commissioned by the INFFER project as part of our consideration of investment prioritisation for water quality) (1MB pdf). here
Discussion papers (all links to existing papers on the current website)
• Using communication and education to encourage land-use change in agriculture for environmental benefits here
• Scale in natural resource management here
• “Asset-based” environmental management here
• Best Management Practices (BMPs) here
• Additionality in environmental programs here
• Why don’t environmental managers use decision theory? here
• Cost sharing for environmental works here
• The economics of environmental payments here
• Thinking strategically about practice change here
• Environmental budgets: two distinct questions here
• Triage in environmental management here
• Summary of results from CVCB project on capacities of regional NRM bodies for planning and prioritising their investments (2 page pdf file) here
• Technology development in regional NRM discusses issues around level and spatial allocation of investment in technology development for sustainable land uses (4 page pdf file) here
• Using incentives to buy land-use change in agriculture for environmental benefits here
• Pursuing multiple outcomes in natural resource management programs here
• Linking research to policy here
• A market for biodiversity? here
• Regional environmental management here
• Economic questions for environmental managers here
• Environmental stewardship payments here
• Environmental monitoring – why bother? here
• Farmers as “consumers” of nature conservation here
• Adoption of conservation practices: research and extension here
• Adoption of conservation practices: policy here
• Technology adoption phases here
• More effective NRM policies here
• Crisis? What crisis? here
• Effective environmental policy here
• New environment policy “Caring for our Country” here
• The Landcare boom here
• The policy zeitgeist here
• Capacities of regional NRM bodies here
• Localised vs dispersed natural-resource assets here
• Setting policy targets here
