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Sustainable Use of Rangelands in the 21st Century
Project introduction and summary
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Sustainable Use of Rangelands in the 21st Century
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Newsletters

December 1997
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March 1998
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December 1998
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August 1999
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December 1999
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August 2000
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March 2001
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Milestone Reports  (All open in a new window)

June 1998
 First Milestone Report
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February 1999
 Second Milestone Report
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Appendix I
 LUPIS
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Appendix II
 Dataset Summary
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Appendix III
 Biodiversity R&D
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Appendix IV (A3)
Influences on Uses
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Appendix V
 Changes for Resilience
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Appendix VI
 Questionnaire Summary
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March 2000
 Third Milestone Report
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Cover Text
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Appendix A
 Biophysical indicators in WD
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Appendix B
 Land Use Suitability
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Appendix C
 Land Use Scenarios
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Appendix D (A3)
Land Use Compatibility Matrix
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Appendix E
 Implications of intensifying Agriculture
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Appendix F
 Effect of Land Management on Carbon
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Appendix G
 Economic and Social implications
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Appendix H
 Theory of Regional Change
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Appendix I
 Questioning changes
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December 2000
 Final Milestone Report
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Cover Text
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Appendix A
 Theory
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Appendix B
 Suitability Indicators
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Appendix C
 Proposals for Institutional Change
see also Outputs
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Appendix D
 Stewardship: Draft Discussion Paper
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Appendix E
 Project Evaluation
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Popular articles

Ecos Oct-Dec 1999
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Papers

Abel, N, 1999. Resilient rangeland regions. Pages 21-30 in Eldridge, D, and Freudenberger, D (eds). People and Rangelands: Building the Future. VIth International Rangeland Congress. Townsville, July 19th-23rd.

Abel, N, and Gachugu, Mukii, (1999). Policy, planning and institutions for fostering sustainable use of rangelands. Pages 177-178 in Eldridge, D, and Freudenberger, D (eds). People and Rangelands: Building the Future. VIth International Rangeland Congress. Townsville, July 19th-23rd.

Abel, N, Farrier, D, Tatnell, B, and Mooney, C, (1999). A rangeland enmeshed: the legal and administrative framework of the Western Division of New South Wales. Report to the Western Lands Review. DWE, University of Wollongong, and DLWC. 81 pages.

Abel N., Gachugu M., Langston A.C., Howden S.M., Marsden S. & Freudenberger D. (in prep). Policies, Planning and Institutions for Sustainable Resource Use: a Participatory Approach. International Rangeland Congress Session Summary.

Abel N., Ive J., Langston A., Tatnell D., Tongway D., Walker B. & Walker P. (2000). Resilience of NSW Rangelands: a framework for analysing a complex adaptive system. In Management for Sustainable Ecosystem (eds P. Hale, A. Petrie, D. Moloney & P. Sattler). Centre for Conservation Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane. pp 58-70.

Abel, N, Ross, H, and Walker, P, (1998). Mental models in rangeland research, communication and management. The Rangeland Journal, 20, 1, 77-91

Abel, N., and Langston A., (in prep). Evolution of a Social - Ecological System: Adaptation and Resilience in the New South Wales Rangelands 1850 - 2020  (PDF 373 Kb)

Howden S.M., Abel N.O.J., Langston A.C. & Reyenga P.J. (1999) .Developing Integrated Assessment Approaches for Global Change Impact Analyses. Report to the Australian Greenhouse Office. Resource Futures Program Working Paper Series 99/11, CSIRO Wildlife & Ecology, Canberra.

Janssen, M.A., B. Walker, J. Langridge and N. Abel (2000).  An adaptive agent model for analysing co-evolution of management and policies in a complex rangeland system.  Ecological Modelling, Vol. 131 (2/3), 249-268.

Langston A., Abel, N., Ive, J., Tatnell, B. & Stol, J. (2000) Sustainable Development of New South Wales Rangelands: Theory and Principle. Proceedings: Australian Rangeland Society Centenary Symposium. Australian Rangeland Society.