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Climate change impact modelling

Back in 2014 Natural Decisions worked with Spatial Vision Innovations on a project called NRM Planning for Climate Change. The project was led by the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority on behalf of seven Victorian CMAs. One of the key outputs of the project was a suite of mapping products showing modelled data and information on […]

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Posted 12 December 2017 in News

Building the business case for NRM investment

Back in May 2013, when we started Natural Decisions, one of our key aims was to assist organisations to develop strong business cases for environmental investment. As the ‘landscape’ for environmental investment becomes increasingly competitive it is becoming more important for organisations to develop proposals that are designed to deliver cost-effective outcomes. One of our […]

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Posted 27 October 2017 in News

Never a dull moment

It’s been a very busy few months for Natural Decisions … so much so that our blog has been somewhat neglected! We are currently working on a diverse range of projects – all with a common thread … improving environmental decision making through structured and quantitative approaches. Here is a sample of current or recently […]

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Posted 1 June 2017 in News

Evaluating the economic impacts of investment in National Landcare Programme activities

In 2015, Natural Decisions in collaboration with Advanced Choice Economics, were commissioned by the National Landcare Advisory Committee (NLAC) and Department of the Environment to examine, and quantify the economic benefits of National Landcare Programme activities. This work represents the first rigorous attempt to assess the economic benefits of investment into Landcare and the National Landcare […]

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Posted 20 February 2017 in News

Natural Decisions on the road

The Natural Decisions team has been active in recent weeks at a number of conferences and workshops. Geoff Park recently presented at the National Private Land Conference organised by the Australian Land Conservation Alliance, held in Melbourne on 24/25 November. His talk, “Some thoughts on native vegetation and policy responses”, can be viewed here. Here is an […]

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Posted 12 December 2016 in News

Landscape condition in north-east Victoria

In recent months the team from Natural Decisions, in partnership with Patten Bridge (Bridge Logic) and Professor Allan Curtis (Charles Sturt University), have been working with the North East Catchment Management Authority (NECMA) to develop an approach to landscape monitoring that captures the social and behavioural aspects of landscape change. The landscape condition monitoring framework […]

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Posted 11 July 2016 in News

Agricultural vulnerability to climate change on the Loess Plateau China

Anna Roberts has co-authored a journal paper with Chinese colleagues led by University of Technology student Xueling Li and supervised by Professor Qiang Yu.  Over 108 million people live in the Loess Plateau region in China which is known for its highly erodible and fragile soils. Over 70% of the population depend on dryland agriculture. […]

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Posted 3 May 2016 in News

New roles for Geoff and Michelle

Natural Decisions congratulates team members Geoff Park and Michelle Dickson on their recent appointments to public boards and committees in the Natural Resource Management sector in Victoria. Geoff has been appointed as a member of the Victorian Catchment Management Council (VCMC) while Michelle was recently appointed to the Gippsland Coastal Board (GCB) and the Gippsland Lakes […]

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Posted 8 February 2016 in News

Investigating cost-sharing arrangements for riparian works

The sharing of costs between Victoria’s waterway managers* and landholders for riparian works is a complex issue, as the Natural Decisions team uncovered in a recent project commissioned by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). The investigation sought to understand the arrangements and funding rules used by the waterway managers to undertake […]

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Posted 25 November 2015 in News

Climate change planning in North Central Victoria

Over the past year we have supported a number of Victorian Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) to develop regional climate change plans. One of those CMAs, North Central, currently has their draft plan out for community feedback. Land managers and the wider community in the North Central region are no strangers to the effects of climate […]

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Posted 25 August 2015 in News