Australian Actions to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation
National Report by Australia on Measures Taken to Support Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Commonwealth Intergovernmental Working Group for the UNCCD, April 2002
Glossary
ACIAR: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
AFFA: Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia
ANZLIC: Australian & New Zealand Land Information Council
AusAID: Australian Agency for International Development
COAG: Council of Australian Governments
CRC: Cooperative Research Centre
CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Landcare: Landcare is a Federal Government initiative, first introduced in 1990 as a community-based grants scheme to assist landholders to improve land management activities. In 1997, the Program model was adopted to develop a diverse range of programs, utilising funding available from the Natural Heritage Trust.
NGO: Non Government Organisation
NHT or the Trust: The Natural Heritage Trust
NRMMC: Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council
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