| Our achievements
Within a changing policy and funding environment, we
broker research investment opportunities for sustainable natural resource
management (NRM), sustain productive relationships between our partners
and offer our profile of successful research and development (R&D)
analysis for use by other organisations.
Recent achievements include:
Achieving native vegetation sustainability: a platform for investment
- analyses priority needs for sustainable native vegetation management
in Queensland
- has led to targeted national investment in further research
- expert science and policy panels have reviewed existing knowledge
and future policy needs for vegetation management
- has identified critical gaps in our understanding of native vegetation
reslience and adaptation within a changing climate
Sustainable NRM in the peri-urban zone of South East Queensland
(SEQ): a new and critical need
- recognises the need to understand what is happening in the transitional
zone between urban and rural areas in fast-growing South East Queensland
(SEQ)
- reveals the prority knowledge gaps to achieve sustainable land management
in the zone
- has the commitment of key NRM organisations with an interest in the
region
- offers direct relevance to other regions across Australia
Improving graduate employability skills
- provides practical options for building employability skills in the
integrated resource sciences sector
- recognises the need for work integrated learning
- has informed key national and Queensland policy reviews on skills
gaps and th enotion of developing a national approach to working integrated
learning
Water quality issues in the Great Barrier Reef
(GBR) catchments: analysis of science gaps
- reviews water quality R&D in the GBR
- identifies key gaps in water quality science
- uses the Reef Water Quality Protection plan as a framework for review
- examines the socio-economic barriers to the adoption of improved land
practices in canelands in the Mackay-whitsunday region
Social and community dimensions of NRM: a six point strategy
- recognises that people and processes are intrinsic to integrated Natural Resource Management (NRM)
- gives a detailed plan to guide policy planning and R&D investment in the social dimension of NRM
- is a major influencer of social and community research investment
by organisations in Queensland with an interest in NRM
Other priority R&D themes in the Queensland NRM arena have
received concentrated attention from CIRM, including:
- management of aquatic ecosystems
- salinity risk assessment
- water use and renewal
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