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Integrated Resource Management: Moving from Rhetoric to Practice in Australian Agriculture.

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  • 1CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, 306 Carmody Road, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4067 Australia

Environmental Management
|January 12, 2000
PubMed
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Implementing sustainable natural resource management presents challenges. Community-based integrated catchment management (ICM) in Australia shows adaptive learning is key for successful integrated resource management (IRM).

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural Science
  • Community Development

Background:

  • Sustainable natural resource management requires integrated approaches, posing challenges for rural communities and government agencies.
  • The paper examines the gap between the rhetoric of sustainable agricultural systems and integrated resource management (IRM) paradigms and their practical implementation.
  • Focuses on a community-based integrated catchment management (ICM) process in rural northeast Australia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the challenges in translating sustainable agricultural systems and IRM concepts into practice.
  • To examine lessons learned from a community-based ICM process in Australia for broader IRM applications.
  • To identify essential characteristics of successful community-based IRM processes.

Main Methods:

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  • Review of the rhetoric surrounding sustainable agriculture and IRM.
  • Case study analysis of a community-based ICM process in rural northeast Australia.
  • Identification of implementation characteristics and lessons learned.

Main Results:

  • The Australian ICM process demonstrated a pragmatic, opportunistic, and evolving implementation strategy.
  • Adaptive learning was a more effective approach than traditional "rational" planning.
  • Key characteristics identified include fostering communication, cooperation, and coordination among stakeholders.
  • Integration of IRM principles into local government planning and emergent strategic approaches are crucial.

Conclusions:

  • Community-based IRM processes require fostering communication and cooperation among community, industry, and government.
  • Integrating IRM into local planning and adopting adaptive, emergent strategies are vital for success.
  • These characteristics help communities manage change and achieve sustainable resource use.