NRM Regions Australia and the North East Catchment Management Authority will host the seventh annual Natural Resource Management Knowledge Conference from 17 – 20 November 2019 in Wodonga North East Victoria. An impressive line-up of presenters have been confirmed to deliver invaluable insights into the theme Creating Resilience through Natural Resource Management – how do […]
Australia’s biosecurity system is a vital part of safeguarding our primary industries, our environment and our communities. A new website released on 19 August will help Australians find out what we need to know and do. Beta.biosecurity.gov.au is designed to be a clear and intuitive website with links to biosecurity information from federal, state and […]
Australian farmers are on the frontline of delivering environmental outcomes on behalf of the wider community – owning, managing and caring for 61% of the nation’s land. A recent report, funded by AgriFutures Australia’s National Rural Issues Program, identified areas of common ground between NRM programs and industry-led sustainability initiatives. According to Michael Beer, General […]
NRM WA has just released its 2019 Election Strategy of ‘Enabling Prosperity’, setting out an ambitious, four-year election ask to address environmental issues that limit environmental, economic and social prosperity. The release occurs in the shadow of an alarming report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released earlier this month. […]
Emma Jackson became Chair of NRM Regions Australia in January, after stepping into the role from Deputy Chair. She also serves as Chair on the Cape York Natural Resource Management Board and was on the Steering Committee of the group who successfully established the organisation in 2009. Emma is a qualified teacher, who currently home-schools […]
7th National Knowledge Conference Registration Website now open The 7th National NRM Knowledge conference will be held at The Cube, Wodonga, Victoria from 17 to 20 November 2019 and will address the theme Creating Resilience through Natural Resource Management – how do we do it? We’d love you to be involved no matter where you […]