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Improved Methods for Assessment and Prediction of Grassland Curing Satellite Based Curing Methods and Mapping - final report
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Prescribed fire in eucalypt woodlands: immediate effects on a microbat community of northern Australia
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Case Study: Live export uncertainty complicates gamba management at Camp Creek Station
By Peter Clifton, Northern Territory Regional Landcare Facilitator
From the LandcareNT blog, posted Sunday, 04/11/2012
Camp Creek Station recently had a massive gamba grass fire which showed up on the BOM radar. Owner Jeff Blake told us what happened and how he normally manages gamba grass:
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This blog, published by Northern Territory Landcare, aims to engage with land managers and promote discussion about sustainable management practices. It is a platform for landholders to: read about sustainable practices developed locally; have their say by providing comment and counter-comment; and to document their experiences for others to learn from.
ABC Rural News: Wildfire report reveals five million hectares burned out
An assessment has put the total cost of the wildfires in Queensland's Etheridge Shire at more than $10 million. More than five and a half million hectares were burnt across 216 properties between October and January, a report by the Northern Gulf Natural Resource Management Group shows. (Tuesday, 05/03/2013)
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Assessing the relationship between fire and grazing on soil characteristics and mite communities in a semi-arid savanna of northern Australia
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National funding sources - Fire
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.The GrantsLINK website is a portal to finding grants from Government agencies. It lists grants for a wide range of subjects including the environment.
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.The Myer Foundation aims to assist in the area of Sustainability and Environment with its Large Grants Program through the areas of Biodiversity, Climate Change, Northern Australia, Urban Ecosystems, and Water.
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.The Ian Potter foundation provides grants to support urban and regional communities to live sustainably, and to preserve biodiversity, in the face of challenges such as land degradation, limited water resources and climate change.
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.Information on the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Community webpage about federal funding for environmental programs.
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.The objective of the Conservation Trust is to support conservation activities around the world as they fit within the mission of the National Geographic Society. The trust will fund projects that contribute significantly to the preservation and sustainable use of the Earth's biological, cultural, and historical resources.
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The James N. Kirby Foundation is a private fund that donates to a broad range of charitable causes and supports the conservation, maintenance and development of Australia's natural resources.
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This Western Australian grants program, provided by SGIO, supports local community organisations working in the areas of crime prevention, road safety, emergency readiness and response and the environment.
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The Biodiversity Fund, part of the Australian Government's Clean Energy Future plan, will fund eligible land managers for activities which restore, manage and better protect biodiversity on public and private land. It will also provide support to land managers who wish to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the new carbon market.
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The Australian Government's Filling the Research Gap program will invest $201 million to support research into emerging abatement technologies, strategies and innovative management practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the land sector, sequester carbon and enhance sustainable agricultural practices.
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The Australian Government's Indigenous Carbon Farming Fund will provide $22.3m over five years to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative.
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The Australian Geographic Society maintains a program of sponsorship of Australian adventurers, scientific and environmental research, and community projects. Australian scientists, community organisations and individuals developing projects in Australia and abroad are welcome to apply for Society sponsorship.
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The Community Landcare Grants are small grant available through the Sustainable Agriculture stream of the Australian Government's Caring for our Country initiative. Grants between $5000 to $50 000 (GST exclusive) are available to help local community-based organisations and groups.
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The Environmental Stewardship Program is a component of the Australian Government's Caring for our Country initiative. It offers funding rounds through which eligible private land managers can apply to provide a range of agreed management activities to protect, rehabilitate and improve particular ecological communities.
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The Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) Planning for Climate Change Fund (NRM Fund) will provide $43.9 million over four financial years to improve regional planning for climate change and help guide the location of carbon and biodiversity activities, including wildlife corridors.
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ABA grants are awarded to projects which help improve the lives of Aboriginal people living in the Northern Territory. Funds can be used to support initiatives that promote economic development, small business, land and sea management, community enhancement, education and leadership.
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Action on the Ground is a component of Carbon Farming Futures Program and will invest up to $99 million of grant funding in on-farm projects over six years. Action on the Ground is designed to enable on-farm trial and demonstration of practices and abatement technologies to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and/or increase carbon sequestered in soil. Round one successful projects were announced on 17 May, 2012.
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The Science and Innovation Awards are open to 18 to 35 year olds for projects on an innovative or emerging scientific issue, including biophysical and social sciences. Projects will help contribute to the ongoing success and sustainability of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries or forestry industries, including food and sustainable natural resource management.
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Through the Extension and Outreach component of the Carbon Farming Futures Program, $64 million will be invested from 2011‑12 to 2016‑17 to assist farmers and land managers to participate in land sector emissions reduction activities and the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).
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Target Area Grants are a component of the Australian Government's Caring for our Country initiative. They will provide funding of between $50 000 and $2 million for natural resource management projects. Target areas include Central Australia, Cape York, the Kimberley region, and coastal environments.
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This page, on the Australian Government's Indigenous Land Management website, outlines the Land Management Program. The Land Management Program allocates funding to assists Indigenous landholders to sustainably manage land and develop viable land uses.
ABC Rural News: Helping hay on the way for starving cattle
A truckload of donated hay and 16 tonnes of molasses is being dispatched today to help feed starving cattle in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It's been nearly eight weeks since Kutchera Station and neighbouring properties near Georgetown were completely burnt out. (Wednesday, 12/12/2012)
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ABC Rural News: Buffel grass could be making fires worse
Research indicates buffel grass may be increasing the intensity and frequency of bushfires in Central Australia. (Wednesday, 28/11/2012)
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TERN eNewsletter: Indigenous know-how on burning savannas to be exported
Northern Australian know-how on controlling burning in savannas to minimise the release of carbon to the atmosphere is about to be exported. Indigenous land custodians are working with other experts in northern Australia and our neighbours in Timor and Papua New Guinea to collect shared knowledge from traditional Indigenous and contemporary practices for managing land so that it may be shared more widely. (November, 2012)
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Measuring Smoke
In this video on the NAILSMA site, Cameron Yates from Bushfires NT explains how fuels are collected and measured before and after burning an area to determine carbon emissions. (Tuesday, 10/07/2012)
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