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
Contents
- Purpose of this Report
- Summary
- Domestic Initiatives to Combat Desertification
- Initiatives to Combat Desertification funded through Australia's Overseas Aid Program
- Desertification related activities currently supported by the Australian Government through AusAID
- Desertification related activities currently supported by the Australian Government through ACIAR
- Glossary
- References
- Related Agency Web Sites
Natural Resource Management Case Studies
- Grassy Ecosystems Management Plan Kit
- Risk Management
- Regional Forest Agreements
- Standards and Targets
- Australian Bird Atlas
- Murray Darling Basin
- Remote Sensing
- Indigenous Land Management Facilitators
- Riskherd
- Assisting India
Maps
- Map 1: Indicative application of UNCCD rainfall benchmarks to identify arid and semi arid areas as defined by the Convention
- Map 2: Average annual rainfall across the continent
- Map 3: Areas of concern from the effects of dryland salinity and reduced water quality
- Map 4: The rangelands of Australia showing areas occupied by sheep or cattle, this region was the scope of the RISKHerd project
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